Translations Answers

In a translation, the line segments that connect each point on the preimage to the corresponding point on the image are not only congruent but also __________. A. perpendicular B. intersecting C. rotated D. parallel Please select the best answer from the choices provided

Analyze the graph below and complete the instructions that follow. Describe the translation in the figure from C to C’. A. B. C. D. Please select the best answer from the choices provided

Point W(–4, 7) was translated as follows: W(–4, 7) W’(–2, 4). A student wrote the algebraic rule to describe the translation as . Evaluate the student’s answer. A. Incorrect; the student should add 2 to the x-coordinate and subtract 3 from the y-coordinate. B. Incorrect; the student should add –4 + –2 to calculate the x-coordinate and add 7 + 4 to calculate the y-coordinate. C. Incorrect; the student should add 3 to the x-coordinate and subtract 2 from the y-coordinate. D. The student’s answer is correct. Please select the best answer from the choices provided

Pentagon is translated 4 units to the right to create pentagon . is 5 cm long. What is the length of ? A. 2.5 cm B. 5 cm C. 9 cm D. 20 cm Please select the best answer from the choices provided

A triangle has vertices of (–2, –1), (0, –5), and (3, 2). What are the vertices of the image after applying the translation ? A. (–5, 3), (–3, –1), (0, 6) B. (1, –5), (3, –9), (6, –2) C. (1, –1), (3, –5), (6, 2) D. (2, –4), (4, –8), (7, –1) Please select the best answer from the choices provided

Write an algebraic rule to describe the translation C(5, –4) C’(–2, 1). A. B. C. D. Please select the best answer from the choices provided

The endpoints of a segment are (4, 2) and (–2, 2). What are the endpoints of the segment after it has been translated 6 units down? A. (4, –4), (–2, –4) B. (4, –4), (–2, 2) C. (4, 6), (–2, 6) D. (4, 8), (–2, 8) Please select the best answer from the choices provided

Analyze the graph below and complete the instructions that follow. Describe the translation in the figure from A to A'. A. B. C. D. Please select the best answer from the choices provided

Point J(8, 5) was translated as follows: J(8, 5) J’(2, 9). A student wrote the algebraic rule to describe the translation as . Evaluate the student’s answer. A. Incorrect; the student should add 8 + 2 to calculate the x-coordinate and should add 5 + 9 to calculate the y-coordinate. B. Incorrect; the student added 4 to the y-coordinate instead of subtracting 4 from the y-coordinate. C. Incorrect; the student added 6 to the x-coordinate instead of subtracting 6 from the x-coordinate. D. The student’s answer is correct. Please select the best answer from the choices provided

Which of the following patterns or images could best be described by a translation? A. chairs around a round table B. seats on a school bus C. baby bird and mother bird D. left and right hand Please select the best answer from the choices provided