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Transformations

Overview

– Translation (To include computer generated imagery and vectors)

– Reflection

– Rotation

– Enlargement

– Combining transformations

Example Key Words

Transformation

A change in the position, size or shape of a figure

Translation

This changes the position of a shape

Reflection

This flips the shape over – it is the mirror image

Rotation

Turning a shape around a fixed point.

Enlargement

This changes the size of the shape – it can make it smaller.

Scale Factor

This defines how many times bigger or smaller an enlagement makes a shape.