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Geometry 4.1
Geometry 4.1 Translations
Term | Definition |
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vector | a quantity that has both direction and magnitude, or size, and is represented in the coordinate plane by an arrow drawn from one point to another. |
initial point | the starting point of a vector |
terminal point | the ending point of a vector |
horizontal component | the horizontal change from the starting point of the vector to the ending point |
component form | a form of a vector that combines the horizontal and vertical components |
transformation | a function that moves or changes a figure in some way to produce a new figure |
image | a figure that results from the transformation of a geometric figure |
preimage | the original figure before a transformation |
translation | a transformation that moves every point of a figure the same distance in the same way |
rigid motion | a transformation that preserves length and angle measure |
composition of transformations | the combination of two or more transformations to form a single transformation |