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Transformations/Symmetry

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show is otherwise known as a rigid transformation and occurs when a point or object is moved, but the size and shape remain the same. This differs from non-rigid motion, like a dilation, where the size of the object can increase or decrease  
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Transformation   show
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show A translation has a distance and a direction. It moves every point in a figure the given distance in the given direction.  
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Rotation   show
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show The reflection of a figure across a line takes every point of the figure to a point directly opposite to it on the other side of the line and the same distance from the line.  
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show how the relative pieces of an object are arranged. Rotation and translation preserve orientation, as objects' pieces stay in the same order.  
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show two lines that never intersect  
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show two lines intersect at a right angle.  
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Perpendicular Bisector   show
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show an object exhibits symmetry if it looks the same after a transformation, such as reflection or rotation  
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show a point about which a plane figure rotates.  
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Concentric Circles   show
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show the measure of the amount that a figure is rotated about a fixed point called a point of rotation  
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Corresponding   show
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Preimage   show
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show The moved object is called the imag  
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