Rigid Motion Transformations: Short Answer Response

Your friend was absent for the entire week we learned about rigid motion transformations. Your mission is to create a clear guide that explains everything they need to know.

What is a transformation? (Write your definition here...)

What does "congruent" mean? (Write your definition here...)

What is a "rigid motion"? Why is congruence the most important rule for rigid motions? (What stays the same about a shape? What can change?) (Write your explanation here...)

Explain each of the three rigid motions. For each one, explain (1) what it is (the "move") and (2) the "key info" you need to describe it.

• Translation (a "slide")
  1. The Move:
  2. Key Info Needed:
• Reflection (a "flip")
  1. The Move:
  2. Key Info Needed:
• Rotation (a "turn")
  1. The Move:
  2. Key Info Needed:

Describe a two-step transformation. Start with a shape (the pre-image) and explain two rigid motions you used to get to the final shape (the image). My Example Sequence is:

1. My Pre-Image is a:
2. First, I will:
3. Second, I will: