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Quiz #1 - Rigid Motion

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6 questions

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Students are to recall the definition of rigid motion and the characteristics of each motion specifically.

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Question 1

1.

Are translations considered a type of rigid motion?

Yes, because they preserve shape and size

No, because they alter the shape

Yes, because they only change the position

No, because they involve flipping the figure

Question 2

2.

When a figure is translated, what changes?

Its size

Its orientation

Its position

Question 3

3.

Identify the transformation: A rectangle is moved 7 units left and 2 units down.

Translation

Rotation

Reflection

Question 4

4.

A pentagon is translated up 4 units. If one of its vertices was originally at (3, 2), where will it be after the translation?

(3, 6)

(3, 4)

(7, 2)

Question 5

5.

Explain why translations are considered rigid motions.

They do not change the shape or size of a figure.

They involve reflections and rotations.

They alter the angle measures of a figure.

Question 6

6.

Describe why translations do not affect the size or shape of a figure.