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Understanding Translations in Geometry

Understanding Translations in Geometry

Assessment

Interactive Video

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Mathematics

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5th - 8th Grade

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Practice Problem

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Hard

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CCSS
8.G.A.3, 5.G.A.2, HSG.CO.A.5

Standards-aligned

Created by

Ethan Morris

FREE Resource

Standards-aligned

CCSS.8.G.A.3
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CCSS.5.G.A.2
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CCSS.HSG.CO.A.5
Mr. Masonette's tutorial covers translating triangle ABC on a coordinate plane by moving it 8 units right and 6 units down. The video explains the concepts of positive and negative movements in x and y directions, and demonstrates how to calculate new coordinates using integer addition. It also shows how to graph the translated points and verify the translation. The tutorial emphasizes the importance of understanding translations both with and without a graph.

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10 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the initial task described in the tutorial?

Translating triangle ABC on the coordinate plane

Scaling triangle ABC on the coordinate plane

Rotating triangle ABC on the coordinate plane

Reflecting triangle ABC on the coordinate plane

Tags

CCSS.5.G.A.2

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What does a positive movement in the x direction indicate?

Movement downwards

Movement to the left

Movement upwards

Movement to the right

Tags

CCSS.8.G.A.3

CCSS.HSG.CO.A.5

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How do you find the new x-coordinate for point A?

Subtract 8 from the original x-coordinate

Divide the original x-coordinate by 8

Add 8 to the original x-coordinate

Multiply the original x-coordinate by 8

Tags

CCSS.8.G.A.3

CCSS.HSG.CO.A.5

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the new y-coordinate for point B after translation?

Negative 3

Positive 1

Negative 2

Positive 7

Tags

CCSS.8.G.A.3

CCSS.HSG.CO.A.5

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What should be true about the translated shape compared to the original?

It should be smaller

It should be congruent

It should be larger

It should be rotated

Tags

CCSS.8.G.A.3

CCSS.HSG.CO.A.5

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the new location of point A after translation?

Positive 4, Negative 3

Positive 3, Positive 1

Negative 9, Positive 4

Negative 1, Negative 2

Tags

CCSS.8.G.A.3

CCSS.HSG.CO.A.5

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the new location of point C after translation?

Negative 1, Negative 2

Positive 4, Negative 3

Negative 4, Positive 3

Positive 3, Positive 1

Tags

CCSS.8.G.A.3

CCSS.HSG.CO.A.5

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