Transformations Flashcards
1
Q
What is Transformation?
A
A way of changing the size, shape, position, or orientation of a figure on a plane or coordinate system.
2
Q
What are the different sorts of Transformation?
A
Rotation, translation, reflection, dilation, and shear.
3
Q
What is Rotation?
A
Turning a figure around at a fixed point.
4
Q
What is a Translation?
A
Moving a figure without changing its size, shape, or direction.
5
Q
What is Reflection?
A
Flipping a figure over like a mirror.
6
Q
What is Dilation?
A
Making a figure bigger or smaller by scale factor.
7
Q
What is Shear?
A
Sliding one side of a figure parallel to another figure.
