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Example Question #104 : Hi Set: High School Equivalency Test: Math
On the coordinate plane, let and be located at and , respectively. Let be the midpoint of and let be the midpoint of . On the segment, perform the translation . Where is the image of located?
The midpoint of a segment with endpoints at and is located at
Substitute the coordinates of and in this formula to find that midpoint of is located at
, or .
Substitute the coordinates of and to find that midpoint of is located at
, or .
To perform the translation , or, equivalently,
,
on a point, it is necessary to add
to its -coordinate, and
to its -coordinate.
Therefore, the -coordinate of the image of under this translation is
;
its -coordinate is
The image of is located at .
Example Question #2 : Translations
Consider regular Hexagon .
On this hexagon, perform the translation . Then reflect the hexagon about . Let be the image of under these transformations, and so forth.
Which point on Hexagon is the image of under these transformations?
The translation on a figure is the translation that shifts a figure so that the image of , which we will call , coincides with . All other points shift the same distance in the same direction. Below shows the image of the given hexagon under this translation, with the image of marked as :
If the image is reflected about , the new image is the original hexagon. Calling the image of under this reflection, we get the following:
, the image of under these two transformations, coincides with .
Example Question #7 : Translations
Consider regular Hexagon .
On this hexagon, perform the translation . Then perform a rotation on the image with center at . Let be the image of under these transformations, and so forth.
Which of the following correctly shows Hexagon relative to Hexagon ?
The translation on a figure is the translation that shifts a figure so that the image of , which we will call , coincides with . All other points shift the same distance in the same direction. Below shows the image of the given hexagon under this translation:
If this new hexagon is rotated clockwise - one third of a turn - about , and call the image of , and so forth, the result is as follows:
Removing the intermediate markings, we see that the correct response is
Example Question #111 : Hi Set: High School Equivalency Test: Math
Consider regular Hexagon .
On this hexagon, perform the translation . Then perform a rotation on the image with center at .
Let be the image of under these transformations, be the image of , and so forth. Under these images, which point on the original hexagon does fall?
The translation on a figure is the translation that shifts a figure so that the image of coincides with . All other points shift the same distance in the same direction. Below shows the image of the given hexagon under this translation, with the image of :
If this new hexagon is rotated - one half of a turn - about - the image is the original hexagon, but the vertices can be relabeled. Letting be the image of under this rotation, and so forth:
coincides with in the original hexagon, making the correct response.
Example Question #1 : Translations
On the coordinate plane, let , , and be located at the origin, , and . Construct the median of from and let the foot of the median be . On the triangle, perform the translation . Where is the image of ?
By definition, a median of a triangle has as its endpoints one vertex and the midpoint of the opposite side. Therefore, the endpoints of the median from are itself, which is at , and , which itself is the midpoint of the side with origin and , which is , as its endpoints.
The midpoint of a segment with endpoints at and is located at
,
so, substituting the coordinates of and in the formula, we see that is
, or .
See the figure below:
To perform the translation , or, equivalently,
,
on a point, it is necessary to add
and
to the - and - coordinates, respectively. Therefore, the image of is located at
,
or
.
Example Question #51 : Measurement And Geometry
Consider regular Hexagon .
On this hexagon, perform the translation . Then perform a clockwise rotation on the image with center at .
Let be the image of under these transformations, be the image of , and so forth. Under these images, which point on the original hexagon does fall?
The translation on a figure is the translation that shifts a figure so that the image of coincides with . All other points shift the same distance in the same direction. Below shows the image of the given hexagon under this translation, with the image of marked as :
If this new hexagon is rotated clockwise - one third of a turn - about - the image is the original hexagon, but the vertices can be relabeled. Letting be the image of under this rotation, and so forth:
coincides with in the original hexagon, making the correct response.
Example Question #1 : Rotations
What is the result of rotating the point about the origin in the plane by ?
Rotating a point
geometrically in the plane about the origin is equivalent to negating the coordinates of the point algebraically to obtain
.
Thus, since our initial point was
we negate both coordinates to get
as the rotation about the origin by .
Example Question #114 : Hi Set: High School Equivalency Test: Math
Examine the figures in the above diagram. Figure 2 is the result of performing which of the following transformations on Figure 1?
The diagram below superimposes the two figures:
The transformation moves the black diagonal to the position of the red diagonal, and, consequently, points and to points and , respectively. This constitutes two-tenths of a complete turn clockwise, or a clockwise rotation of
Example Question #1 : Rotations
Rotate the above figure counterclockwise. Which figure is the result?
None of the other choices gives the correct result.
A counterclockwise rotation of is ofa complete rotation. Observe the following diagram:
In the right figure, the question mark has been turned one-eighth of a complete turn counterclockwise. This is the correct orientation.
Example Question #1 : Rotations
Let and be the midpoints of and , respectively.
Rotate the above hexagon clockwise, then reflect it about the line through . Call the image of after these transformations.
will be located in the same position as which of the following points?
A rotation is equivalent to of a complete rotation, so rotate as follows:
The image of under this rotation, which we will call , is at .
Now, locate the midpoints and , and construct the line as described and shown below. Perform the reflection:
It can be seen that the image of under this transformation - the desired - is located at .
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