Tags & Description
vector
a quantity that has both direction and magnitude/size
initial point
starting point
terminal point
ending point
component form
combines the horizontal and vertical components
transformation
a function that moves or changes a figure in some to produce a new figure called an image
preimage
original figure
translation
moves every point of a figure the same distance in the same direction
rigid motion/isometry
a transformation that preserves length and angle measure
composition of transformations
when two or more transformations are combined to form a single transformation
reflection
a transformation that uses a line like a mirror to reflect a figure
reflection in the x-axis
(a, -b)
reflection in the y-axis
(-a, b)
reflection in the line y = x
(b, a)
reflection in the line y = -x
(-b, -a)
glide reflection
a transformation involving a translation followed by a reflection
when the figure can be mapped onto itself by a reflection in a line
line symmetry
rotation
a transformation in which a figure is turned about a fixed point called the center of rotation
angle of rotation
rays drawn from the center of rotation to a point and its image
rotation of 90
(a, b) → (-b, a)
rotation of 180
(a, b) → (-a, -b)
rotation of 270
(a, b) → (b, -a)
Rotation Postulate
a rotation is a rigid motion
when the figure can be mapped onto itself by a rotation of 180 or less about the center of the figure
rotational symmetry
congruent figures
figures that have the same size and shape
congruence transformation
another name for rigid motion/combination of rigid motions because the preimage and image are congruent
reflections in a parallel line theorem
If lines k and m are parallel, then a reflection in line k followed by a reflection in line m is the same as a translation
reflections in intersecting lines theorem
If lines k and m intersect at point P, then a reflection in line k followed by a reflection in line m is the same as a rotation about point P
Translation Postulate
a translation is a rigid motion
Composition Theorem
The composition of two (or more) rigid motions is a rigid motion
Reflection Postulate
A reflection is a rigid motion
dilation
when a figure is enlarged or reduced
scale factor
ratio of the lengths of the lengths of the corresponding sides of the image and the preimage
enlargement
scale factor k>1
reduction
scale factor 0<k<1
similarity transformation
a dilation or a composition o rigid motions and dilations
similar figures
same shape but not the same size