Mastering Transformations: Translation

Mathematics
Grade 6
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A worksheet covering the basics and applications of Translation in Geometry for Grade 6 students.

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Mastering Transformations: Translation

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Grade Grade 6
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Introduction

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A translation moves every point of a shape the same distance in the same direction. It can be described using a horizontal and vertical shift, such as (x + 3, y - 2).
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Practice Questions

Answer all questions. Show your working in the grid spaces provided.
1.
Translate the point (4, 5) 3 units right and 2 units down. What are the new coordinates?
[2 marks]
2.
Translate the point (-2, 6) 5 units left and 4 units up. What are the new coordinates?
[2 marks]
3.
A shape has a vertex at (1, -3). It is translated 4 units right and 1 unit up. Find the new position of the vertex.
[2 marks]
4.
A point at (0, 0) is translated 6 units left and 3 units down. Write the translated point.
[2 marks]
5.
If a figure is translated 2 units right and 3 units up, what is the translation rule in coordinate form?
[2 marks]
6.
A shape moves from (2, 3) to (5, 7). What translation was applied?
[2 marks]
7.
A point at (8, -1) is translated 3 units left and 2 units down. Find the new point.
[2 marks]
8.
Describe what a translation does to a shape in your own words.
[3 marks]
9.
A triangle has vertices at (1, 2), (3, 4), and (5, 2). It is translated 2 units left and 1 unit up. Write the new coordinates of each vertex.
[4 marks]
10.
A rectangle is moved from its original position to a new position using a translation of (x - 4, y + 2). If one vertex was at (6, 7), where is it now?
[2 marks]

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