The Coordinate Plane
Translations
Reflections
Rotations
Congruence
100

The horizontal axis on a coordinate plane.


What is the x-axis?

100

Describe a translation.

Sliding a figure up, down, left, right, or diagonally, a combination of any direction where the figures remain congruent.

100

Describe a reflection.

Flipping a figure to create a mirror image where the figures remain congruent.

100

Describe a rotation.

Spinning/turning a figure clockwise or counterclockwise a number of degrees around a fixed point where the figures remain congruent.

100

The definition of congruent.

What are figures that are the same size and shape?

200

The vertical axis on the coordinate plane.


What is the y-axis?

200

If a figure translates to the left or right, which coordinate is being affected?

What is the x-coordinate?

200

If a figure reflects over the y-axis, which coordinate changes?

What is the x-coordinate?

200

Describe the rotation of a figure rotating from quadrant I to quadrant IV.

What is a 90 degree clockwise rotation?

200

How can we determine if two translated figures are congruent?

All points of the figures move the same distance and same direction.
300

The quadrant that has a positive x-coordinate and a negative y-coordinate.

What is quadrant IV?

300

Describe the translation from Triangle DEF to Triangle IGH.

Trangle DEF translated 4 units to the left or -4 units horizontally.
300

Describe the reflection of Triangle PQR to Triangle XYZ.

Triangle PQR was reflected over the x-axis.

300

Describe the rotation from Trapezoid ABCD to Trapezoid MNOP.

Trapezoid ABCD rotated 90 degrees counterclockwise.

300

How can we determine if two reflected figures are congruent?

The reflected corresponding points are the same distance from the line of reflection in the opposite direction.

400

What is the coordinate of Point C?

Point C is at (5,3).

400

Describe the translation of quadrilateral KLMN to quadrilateral RSPQ.

Quadrilateral KLMN translated down 10 units and right 4 units or -10 units vertically and 4 units horizontally.

400

Reflect Triangle JKL over the y-axis to form Triangle J'K'L'.  What are the coordinates of the vertices of Triangle J'K'L'?

J'(-3,7), K'(-6,2), and L'(-1,-5)

400

Describe what happens to the coordinates when a figure is rotated 180 degrees.

The x- and y-coordinates change to be the opposite sign.

400

Write a congruence statement for the quadrilaterals.


Quadrilateral ARTP is congruent to Quadrilateral GFEH

500

The coordinate (0, 0) on the coordinate plane.

What is the origin?

500

Triangle XYZ has vertices X(-3,5), Y(1,-3), and Z(-6,-4).  Translate Triangle XYZ 2 units to the right and 3 units up to form Triangle X'Y'Z'.  What are the coordinates of the vertices of Triangle D'E'F'?

X'(-1,8), Y'(3,0), and Z'(-4,-1)

500

Describe the reflection.

Triangle PRG reflected across the y-axis.

500

Determine the coordinates of the triangle's image after the given rigid motion transformation.

D'(-2,-2), E'(-5,1), and F'(1,4)

500

Consider the congruence statement. Identify the congruent angles.

Angle R is congruent to Angle H

Angle A is congruent to Angle O

Angle T is congruent to angle G