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Skill 28.4 Recognising basic transformations of two-dimensional shapes. MM8 1 1 2 2 3 3 4 4
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Q. According to the compass, you are A. 45° NW 45°
Find the North
facing north-west. How many degrees 45°
direction.
clockwise must you turn to walk north? ise
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number of
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picturing a circle.
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a) Which transformation (translation, b) Which transformation (translation,
rotation, reflection) has moved the rotation, reflection) has moved this
original shape to its new position? comet to its new position?
Original Image
Original Image Original
Image
reflection
c) Which transformation (translation, d) Which transformation (translation,
rotation, reflection) has moved the rotation, reflection) has moved the
original shape to its new position? original shape to its new position?
Original Image Original Image
e) Which transformation (translation, f) Which transformation (translation,
rotation, reflection) has moved the rotation, reflection) has moved the
original shape to its new position? original shape to its new position?
Original Image Original Image
g) How many degrees must the big hand of h) According to the compass, you are
this clock turn to show exactly 9:45? facing south-east. How many degrees
clockwise must you turn to walk west?
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10 2
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E
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9 3
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8 4
7 6 5
SW
SE
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Skill 28.5 Drawing translations, reflections and rotations of objects on MM8 1 1 2 2 3 3 4 4
a grid (1).
Translation (slide)
• Move the shape up (positive, vertically), down (negative, vertically), left (negative,
horizontally) or right (positive, horizontally) on the grid, without flipping, turning or changing
its size.
Reflection (like in a mirror)
• Draw a perpendicular line to the mirror line from each vertex of the shape.
• Extend the perpendicular line beyond the mirror line by the same distance.
• Plot and join the reflected points.
Rotation (turning about a point or centre of rotation)
• Rotate each vertex by the given angle, in the given direction.
• Plot and join the rotated points.
Q. Redraw this shape reflected in the A.
horizontal line.
a) Translate this shape 10 units left and 4 b) Redraw this shape reflected in the
units down. vertical line.
10
4
c) Translate this shape 3 units up and 12 d) Redraw this shape rotated 180° about
units right. the point O.
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Skill 28.5 Drawing translations, reflections and rotations of objects on MM8 1 1 2 2 3 3 4 4
a grid (2).
e) Redraw this diagram reflected in the f) Redraw this diagram reflected in the
horizontal line. horizontal line.
g) Draw and label the reflection of the h) Draw and label the reflection of the
quadrilateral ABCD in the vertical line. rhombus MNOP in the horizontal line.
C M
B P N
O
D
A
i) Redraw this diagram reflected in the j) Redraw this diagram reflected in the
horizontal line. horizontal line.
k) Redraw this diagram reflected in the l) Redraw this shape rotated 180° about
horizontal line. the point O.
m) Redraw this shape rotated 180° about n) Redraw this shape rotated 180° about
the point O. the point O.
O O
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