The Four Transformations (AQA GCSE Maths): Flashcards
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Four main types of transformations
Four main types of transformations
Translation, rotation, reflection, enlargement
Transformations that keep shapes congruent
Transformations that keep shapes congruent
Translation, rotation, reflection
Vector notation for translation
Vector notation for translation
where =horiz, =vert
Three details needed to describe a rotation
Three details needed to describe a rotation
Angle, direction, centre of rotation
rotation direction property
rotation direction property
Direction doesn't matter - same result either way
What reflections create
What reflections create
Mirror images across a line (mirror line)
What enlargements change (unlike other transformations)
What enlargements change (unlike other transformations)
Size of the shape
Effect of scale factor
Effect of scale factor
Shape becomes bigger
Effect of scale factor
Effect of scale factor
Shape becomes smaller
Effect of negative scale factor
Effect of negative scale factor
Shape appears on opposite side of centre of enlargement