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Lesson details

Key learning points

  1. In this lesson, we will explore when combining reflections can be written as a single transformation.

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5 Questions

Q1.
Shape A is reflected in the line x=1. Which shape shows where the image would be?
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Correct answer: Shape B
Shape C
Shape D
Q2.
Describe the transformation from Shape D to Shape C.
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Reflection in the x axis
Reflection in the y axis
Translation 4 right and 1 up
Translation 7 left and 1 down
Correct answer: Translation 7 right and 1 up
Q3.
Two students are describing the transformation of Square X on to Square Y. Shivani says that it is a reflection in line 𝑥=2. Mohammed says that it is a rotation 180° about (2,2) in either direction. Who is correct?
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Mohammed only
Shivani only
Correct answer: They are both correct.
They are both incorrect.
Q4.
Emmanuel claims that you can only describe the transformation of the shaded squares on to each other through translation. Is this true or false?
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Correct answer: False
True
Q5.
Select all the options below that correctly describe the single transformation from Rectangle A to Rectangle D?
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Correct answer: Reflection in the line y=-x
Reflection in the x axis followed by a reflection in the y axis
Correct answer: Rotation about the origin, 180 degrees
Translation 4 down and 4 left

5 Questions

Q1.
Fill in the gap: A combination of ________ can sometimes be described by a different single transformation.
operations
reflected
Correct answer: transformations
transformer
Q2.
Select the option that would best fill in the gaps in ORDER: Triangle A is reflected in the line M1 to give_____. A' is then _________ in the line M2 to give ______.
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Correct answer: A' (middle triangle), reflected, A'' (furthest right triangle)
A' (middle triangle), translated, A''(furthest right triangle)
A'' (furthest right triangle), reflected , A' (middle triangle)
A'' (furthest right triangle), translated, A' (middle triangle)
Q3.
A could also be mapped to A'' by what vector translation?
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A
B
C
Correct answer: D
Q4.
Triangle S is reflected in the y axis and then in x=-3. Describe the single transformation from S to the final image.
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Correct answer: A
B
C
D
Q5.
A shape in the negative quadrant has been reflected in x=6 and then reflected in x=11. Describe the single vector translation that maps the object to the final image.
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A
B
Correct answer: C
D
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