Vocab
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Misc.
100
The place that separates 2 reflected objects.
Line of Reflection
100
The mirror image of a polygon
Reflection
100
Two shapes that are exactly the same shape and size.
Congruent
100
The number of symmetries in a circle.
Infinite.
100
Name a real world example of symmetry.
Butterfly, rims, wheel, smiley face, etc.
200
The point around which an object rotates.
Center of Rotation
200
When a polygon moves around a point.
Rotation
200
Two shapes that are the same shape but have different in sizes
Similar or Dilation
200
The definition of translation.
A transformation in which each point of the figure moves the same distance and in the same direction. Flip, Slide, or Jump.
200
What are the 3 movements related to translation?
Flip, slide, jump.
300
The point around which an object dilates.
Center of Dilation
300
When a polygon moves up, down, right, left or diagonally in a straight path
Translation (slide)
300
The property of a figure in which a line can divide the figure into two congruent parts.
Symmetry
300
The difference between the original and the prime figure.
The prime figure is a transformed (rotated, reflected, translated, dilated) version of the original figure.
300
The definition and notation for a prime figure.
A prime figure is the transformation from the original.
400
A change in the size or position of a figure.
Transformation
400
A movement that changes from the original by a scale factor of 1.5.
Dilation
400
The multiplier between 2 similar shapes - the factor that enlarges or reduces a figure.
Scale Factor
400
A square has ____________ lines of symmetry possible.
4.
400
The inside of a triangle measures this.
180
500
Name at least 3 things that remain the same through rotation symmetry.
Shape, size, side length, distance from center of rotation, center of rotation, angle measurement.
500
A transformation of a figure that changes its size but not its shape.
Dilation
500
If a shape is dilated by more than _______, it is an enlargement. If a shape is dilated by less than ________, it is a reduction.
1 and 1
500
The number of times a heptagon can rotate and remain the same shape.
7