Year 5

Describing position following a translation with missing coordinates

Year 5

Describing position following a translation with missing coordinates

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Key learning points

  1. In this lesson, we will find missing coordinates of a shape after it has been translated.

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5 Questions

Q1.
Which of the following statements is correct?
I must have all 4 coordinates of the vertices of a square
If I have 3 out of 4 coordinates of the vertices of the square, then I cannot find the last one
Correct answer: If I have any 3 out of 4 coordinates of the vertices of a square, then I can easily find the last one
If I have the coordinates of 1 of the vertices of a square, then I can find the coordinates of the remaining three vertices
Q2.
(5,4), (9,8) and (5,8) are the coordinates of three vertices of a square, what are the coordinates of the last?
(4,5)
(8,5)
Correct answer: (9,4)
(9,5)
Q3.
(1,-10), (9,-10) and (9,-4) are the coordinates of three vertices of a rectangle, what are the coordinates of the last?
(-4,10)
(1,-10)
Correct answer: (1,-4)
(1,4)
Q4.
(-4,6) and (-2,8) are the coordinates of two vertices of a square, what are the coordinates of the remaining two vertices?
(-2,-6) (-4,-8)
Correct answer: (-2,6) (-4,8)
(-4,-2) (6,8)
(2,6) (4,8)
Q5.
(7,6) and (13,3) are the coordinates of two vertices of a right angled triangle, what are the two possibilities of the coordinates of the third?
(13,-3) or (7,-6)
(7,13) or (13,6)
(7,3) or (0,0)
Correct answer: (7,3) or (13,6)

5 Questions

Q1.
When the coordinate (5,5) is translated 5 squares down, what is the new translated coordinate?
(-5,5)
(0,5)
Correct answer: (5,0)
(5,5)
Q2.
When the coordinate (5,5) is translated 5 squares left, what is the new translated coordinate?
(-5,5)
Correct answer: (0,5)
(5,0)
(5,5)
Q3.
A square with coordinates A(-6,-3), B(-6,-6) and C(-3,-6) is translated 10 squares right, what is the coordinate of D'?
(-3,7)
(4,-3)
(4,-6)
Correct answer: (7,-3)
Q4.
(6,4) and (1,7) are 2 vertices of a rectangle. When the shape is translated 4 squares to the left, what are the translated vertices of the missing 2 coordinates?
Correct answer: (-3,4) (2,7)
(-3,4) (4,3)
(-3,4) (6,7)
(1,4) (6,7)
Q5.
(5,-4) and (10,-6) are two vertices of a rectangle, what are the coordinates of the missing two vertices after they have been translated 10 squares left and 6 squares up?
(-5,-1) (0,3)
(-5,-6) (0,-4)
Correct answer: (-5,0) (0,2)
(5,-6) (10,-4)