Introduction to translation

I can understand the nature of a translation and appreciate what changes and what is invariant.

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Introduction to translation

I can understand the nature of a translation and appreciate what changes and what is invariant.

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Key learning points

The length of the lines do not change when translated.
The angles inside an object do not change when translated.
When an object is translated, its image is congruent.
The object and its image have the same orientation.

Keywords

Translation - Translation is a transformation in which every point of a shape moves the same distance in the same direction.

Common misconception

Students may confuse the term transformation for translation.

Translation is one type of transformation.

Copies of physical shapes could be helpful to help students see that the orientation doesn't change, nor does the shape become mirrored in a translation.

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