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Lesson 4-2

Translations
Today’s Goals
Explore  Developing the Definition of a Translation ● Determine the
translation vector.
 nline Activity Use dynamic geometry software to complete the
O
Today’s Vocabulary
Explore.
magnitude

 INQUIRY  How can you define a translation?

Learn  Translations y
K
You’ve learned that a translation is a B
function in which all of the points of a
figure move the same distance in the J L
O x
same direction as described by a
translation vector. A C

When a translation has been applied


to a figure:

1. The distance between each 2. The segments that connect


pair of corresponding vertices each pair of corresponding
is the same. vertices are parallel.
Recall that a translation vector describes the magnitude and direction
of the translation. The magnitude of a vector is its length from the
initial point to the terminal point.

Example 1  Determine a Translation Vector


K y K Study Tip
Determine whether a translation maps
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Translations If the
△JKL onto △J′K′L′. If so, find the distance between each
J
translation vector. If not, explain why. J pair of corresponding
L L vertices is not the same,
△J′K′L′ is not a translation of △JKL. O x
then the figure was not
The distances between corresponding translated. You do not
vertices are not equal. have to check that the
slopes are the same.
Check 
y
Determine whether a translation maps
△JKL onto △J'K'L'. If so, find the translation
vector. If not, explain why.
J Go Online
A yes; 〈5, 3〉 You can complete an
O x
B yes; 〈3, 5〉 J K Extra Example online.
C No; this is a reflection. L
D No; the triangles are not congruent. K

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Your Notes Apply Example 2  Translations on the Coordinate
Plane
y
SCAVENGER HUNT Travis is on a 10

Talk About It! scavenger hunt at the lake. He needs


8
to swim to the nearest buoy, pick up a
Is the shortest distance
between the buoy and card, and then swim until he reaches 6
the boat the same a fisherman who will give him the
length as the next clue in exchange for the card. 4
Buoy
translation vector? Describe the translation from the
Justify your argument. buoy to the fisherman’s boat by 2
Fisherman’s boat
using a translation vector. x
5 10
Yes; sample answer: By 1 What is the task?
definition, the length of Describe the task in your own words. Then list any questions that you
the translation vector is may have. How can you find answers to your questions?
the same as the length Sample answer: I need to determine the translation vector that describes
of the translation, Travis’s route from the buoy to the fisherman’s boat. What are the
which was Travis’s locations of the buoy and the fisherman’s boat? How can I determine the
swim from the buoy to magnitude and direction of the translation vector? I can reread the
the boat. problem and review the definition of vector to find the magnitude and
direction of the translation vector.
2 How will you approach the task? What have you learned that
you can use to help you complete the task?
Sample answer: I will find the coordinates of the buoy and the fisherman’s
boat. I will determine the length in the x- and y-directions and the general
direction of Travis’s route. Then, I will determine the translation vector
that describes that route. I have learned how to understand points on the
coordinate plane, and I have learned how to describe translations using
translation vectors.
3 What is your solution?
Use your strategy to solve the problem.
Describe the location of the buoy on the coordinate plane. (3, 2)

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Describe the location of the fisherman’s boat on the coordinate
plane. (8, 1)
Describe the direction of Travis’s route. Sample answer: from the buoy
toward the fisherman’s boat
What is the translation vector that can be used to describe Travis’s
route? 〈5, -1〉
4 How can you know that your solution is reasonable?
Write About It! Write an argument that can be used to defend your
solution.
Sample answer: When I apply the translation vector to Travis’s position
when he is at the buoy, Travis will arrive at the fisherman’s boat.
Therefore, the translation vector describes Travis’s route from the buoy to
the fisherman’s boat.
Go Online You can complete an Extra Example online.

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