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Does the transformation appear to be an isometry? Explain.

The image appears to be the same as the preimage, but turned.

Because the figures appear to be congruent, the transformation appears to be an isometry.

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In the diagram, XYZ is an image of ABC.

b. List all pairs of corresponding sides.

a. Name the images of B and C.

a. Because corresponding vertices of the preimage and the image are listed in the same order, Y is the image of B, and Z is the image of C.

b. Because corresponding sides of the preimage and the image are listed in the same order, the following pairs are corresponding sides: AB and XY, AC and XZ, BC and YZ.

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Find the image of ABC under the translation(x, y) (x + 3, y – 1).

Use the rule to find each vertex in the translated image.

A(–3, 4) translates to (–3 + 3, 4 – 1), or A'(0, 3).

B(–4, –1) translates to (–4 + 3, –1 – 1), or B'(–1, –2).

C(–2, 1) translates to (–2 + 3, 1 – 1), or C'(1, 0).

The image of ABC is A'B'C' with A'(0, 3), B'(–1, –2), C'(1, 0).

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You can use any point on ABC and its image on A B C to describe the translation.

The translation vector is 6, –1, so the rule is (x, y) (x + 6, y – 1).

Write a rule to describe the translation ABC A B C .

Using A(–4, 1) and its image A (2, 0), the horizontal change is 2 – (–4), or 6, and the vertical change is 0 – 1, or –1.

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Tritt rides his bicycle 3 blocks north and 5 blocks east of a

pharmacy to deliver a prescription. Then he rides 4 blocks south and 8

blocks west to make a second delivery. How many blocks is he now

from the pharmacy?

The vector 3, 5 represents a ride of 3 blocks north and 5 blocks east.

The vector –4, –8 represents a ride of 4 blocks south and 8 blocks west.

Tritt’s position after the second delivery is the sum of the vectors.

3, 5 + –4, –8 = 3 + (–4), 5 + (–8) = –1, –3, so Tritt is 1 block south and 3 blocks west of the pharmacy.

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