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12.3 Geometric Translations
Here you’ll learn what a translation is and how to perform translation rules.
What if Lucy lived in San Francisco,S, and her parents lived in Paso Robles,P? She will be moving to Ukiah,U, in
a few weeks. All measurements are in miles. Find:
a) The component form of
⇀
PS,
⇀
SUand
⇀
PU.
b) Lucy’s parents are considering moving to Fresno,F. Find the component form of
⇀
PFand
⇀
U F.
c) Is Ukiah or Paso Robles closer to Fresno?
After completing this Concept, you’ll be able to answer these questions.
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CK-12 Foundation: Chapter12TranslationsA
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Guidance
Atransformationis an operation that moves, flips, or changes a figure to create a new figure. Arigid transformation
is a transformation that preserves size and shape. The rigid transformations are: translations (discussed here),
reflections, and rotations. The new figure created by a transformation is called theimage. The original figure is
called thepreimage. Another word for a rigid transformation is anisometry. Rigid transformations are also called