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MIDDLE SCHOOL

Mathematics (Grade 8)

Geometry

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Geometry: Rigid Transformations

Properties of Rigid Transformations II

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Properties of Rigid Transformations II

Introduction

A translation moves a figure from one position to another without changing its size or shape. Every point moves the same distance and in the same direction. Because translations preserve side lengths and angle measur...

Transcript

Emma's teacher shows the class, triangle ABC, where AB = 3 units and BC = 4 units. She asks the class to find the missing side length, AC, of triangle ABC.

To help them solve the problem, she explains that triangle ABC is translated 5 units to the right and 2 units down to form triangle A′B′C′. The translated triangle has a perimeter of 12...

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