EXERCISE 8.
6 –Translation
1. The points A (2,3), B(4,5) and C (7,3) are vertices of a triangle ABC. What is the image of the
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triangle under the translation T= ( )?
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2. A quadrilaterial ABCD is such that A is the point (2,1), B is the point (,61), C is the point (5,3)
and D is the point (4,3).
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If the image of ABCD under the translation T= ( ) is 𝐴′ 𝐵 ′ 𝐶 ′ 𝐷′ , find the coordinates of
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𝐴′ 𝐵 ′ 𝐶 ′ 𝐷′ .
3. A parallelogram is defined by the points 𝐴(2,1), 𝐵(3,3), 𝐶(6,3) and D(5,1). Find the points of
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the image when the parallelogram undergoes a translation 𝑇 ( ).
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4. Draw axes of x and y from -5 to 9. Draw ABC with A(-4,5), B(2,3),C(2,5). Translate
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ABC using the vector ( ).Label this 𝐴′ 𝐵 ′ 𝐶 ′ . Then translate 𝐴′ 𝐵 ′ 𝐶 ′ using the vector ( ).
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Label this new image 𝐴′ ′𝐵′′ 𝐶′′. Give the vectors that describe the translations which map
(a) ABC to 𝐴′ ′𝐵′′ 𝐶′′
(b) 𝐴′ ′𝐵′′ 𝐶′′ to ABC
(c) 𝐴′ ′𝐵′′ 𝐶′′ to 𝐴′ 𝐵 ′ 𝐶 ′ .
5. Draw axes of x and y from -5 to 7. Draw ABC with A(-3,2), B(1,2) and C(1,5). Translate
5 −1
ABC using the vector ( ).Label this 𝐴′ 𝐵 ′ 𝐶 ′ . Then translate 𝐴′ 𝐵 ′ 𝐶 ′ using the vector ( ).
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Label this new image 𝐴′ ′𝐵′′ 𝐶′′. Give the vectors that describe the translations which map
(a) ABC to 𝐴′ ′𝐵′′ 𝐶′′
(b) 𝐴′ ′𝐵′′ 𝐶′′ to ABC
(c) 𝐴′ ′𝐵′′ 𝐶′′ to 𝐴′ 𝐵 ′ 𝐶 ′ .
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Under the translation T= ( ), triangle ABC is mapped onto 𝐴′ 𝐵 ′ 𝐶 ′ with coordinate
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A(2,-3), B(4,-1) and C(5,-6) respectively.
What are the coordinates of A,B and C?
7. Quadrilateral ABCD is mapped onto quadrilateral 𝐴′ 𝐵 ′ 𝐶 ′ 𝐷′ with vertices (-4,1), (-3,4), (0,3)
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and (-2,0), respectively under the translation 𝑇 = ( ). Find the coordinates of A,B,C and D.
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8. 𝑥
Under the translation 𝑇 = (𝑦), the point X (3,-4) is mapped onto 𝑋 ′ (-5,2). Determine the
𝑥
translation 𝑇 = (𝑦).
9. The vertices of a trapezium KLMN are (-6,1), (-1,1), (-2,4) and (-5,4) respectively. Determine
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the vertices of trapezium 𝐾 ′ 𝐿′ 𝑀′ 𝑁 ′ under the translation 𝑇 = ( ).
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10. Under the translation 𝑇 = (𝑥 ), the point P (-2,-5) is mapped onto 𝑃′ (5,3). Determine the
𝑦
𝑥
translation 𝑇 = (𝑦).