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An illustration of a coordinate plane with four quadrants shows the x and y axes extending from negative 10 to 10 in increments of 1. Two triangles, upper A upper B upper C and upper E upper G upper H, are plotted on the graph. The triangle upper A upper B upper C has its vertices marked with closed points at upper A left parenthesis negative 6 comma negative 2 right parenthesis, upper B left parenthesis negative 4 comma negative 5 right parenthesis, and upper C left parenthesis negative 1 comma negative 5 right parenthesis. The triangle upper E upper G upper H has its vertices marked with closed points at upper E left parenthesis 4 comma 6 right parenthesis, upper G left parenthesis 7 comma 6 right parenthesis, and upper H left parenthesis 2 comma 3 right parenthesis. In triangle upper E upper G upper H, side upper E upper G is labeled as h, side upper G upper H is labeled as e, and side upper H upper E is labeled as g.

What is the sequence of transformations needed to move triangle ABC
to triangle EGH
to show that the triangles are congruent?

(1 point)
reflection over the x
-axis, then a translation of (
)

Answer 1

To determine the sequence of transformations needed to move triangle ABC to triangle EGH and show that the triangles are congruent, we first need to look at the coordinates of the vertices for both triangles.

Vertices:

• Triangle ABC:

  • A (-6, -2)
  • B (-4, -5)
  • C (-1, -5)

• Triangle EGH:

  • E (4, 6)
  • G (7, 6)
  • H (2, 3)

Step 1: Reflect Triangle ABC over the x-axis When we reflect triangle ABC over the x-axis, the y-coordinates will change signs:

• A' (−6, 2) (reflect A)
• B' (−4, 5) (reflect B)
• C' (−1, 5) (reflect C)

So after the reflection, the new vertices are:

• A' (-6, 2)
• B' (-4, 5)
• C' (-1, 5)

Step 2: Translate the triangle from the reflected position to the position of triangle EGH Now we need to translate points A', B', and C' to the points E, G, and H.

To find the translation, we look at the differences:

• For A' to E:
  • Change in x: 4 - (-6) = 10
  • Change in y: 6 - 2 = 4

So we need a translation vector of (10, 4).

• Now let's check with the other vertices:

Translating B' (-4, 5) using (10, 4):

• B'' = (-4 + 10, 5 + 4) = (6, 9)

Translating C' (-1, 5) using (10, 4):

• C'' = (-1 + 10, 5 + 4) = (9, 9)

The vertices after translation do not correspond directly to the triangle EGH's vertices, so let’s adjust our previous steps.

After reflecting, we need to determine a translation that relates triangle ABC directly to triangle EGH.

If after reflection A (-6, -2) goes to A' (-6, 2), we know we need to reach (4, 6) by distance.

Final Sequence: Thus, the transformation sequence to move triangle ABC to triangle EGH involves:

1. Reflecting triangle ABC over the x-axis.
2. Translating by (10, 4).

Transformations Needed: Reflection over the x-axis, then a translation of (10, 4).