Key learning points

1. It can be helpful to choose a vertex and translate that.
2. Once all the vertices have been translated, the image can be drawn.
3. The image and the object should be congruent.

Keywords

• Vector - A vector can be used to describe a translation.

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

• Congruent - If one shape can fit exactly on top of another using rotation, reflection or translation, then the shapes are congruent.

• Vertex - A vertex is the point where two or more line segments meet. The plural is vertices.

Common misconception