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5. Translations
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Exercise 1 Page 902

Begin by drawing a line through each vertex parallel to t.

Practice makes perfect

To draw a translation of a figure along a translation vector, we need to follow a few steps.

  1. Draw a line through each vertex parallel to the given vector.
  2. Measure the length of the given vector. Locate one of the translation points by marking off this distance along the line through one of the points, starting at this point and in the same direction as the vector.
  3. Repeat Step 2 to locate the remaining translation points. Then connect the new vertices to form the translated image.

Let's draw the translated image!

Step 1

We will begin by drawing a line through each vertex parallel to t.

Step 2

Now, let's measure the length of t with a ruler.

Next, we can locate point B' by marking off this distance along the line through point B, starting at B and in the same direction as t.

Step 3

Now, we will repeat Step 2 to locate points C' and D'.

Finally, we can connect the points to form the translated image.