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Use the image to determine the type of transformation shown.
Image of polygon ABCD and a second polygon A prime B prime C prime D prime to the left.
Image of polygon ABCD and a second polygon A prime B prime C prime D prime to the left.
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To determine the type of transformation that has occurred between the polygon ABCD and its image A'B'C'D', you will typically need to consider the following key aspects:
1. **Translation**: This occurs if the entire shape has moved from one location to another without any change in size or orientation. If the corresponding vertices of the two polygons maintain the same relative position to each other and the entire shape is just shifted, then it's a translation.
2. **Rotation**: This transformation involves turning the shape around a fixed point (the center of rotation). If the polygons appear to be the same shape and size but one is turned compared to the other, then it's a rotation.
3. **Reflection**: This transformation creates a mirror image of the original shape. If the polygons are congruent but one appears as the "mirror" of the other across a line (the line of reflection), then it's a reflection.
4. **Dilation**: This transformation changes the size of the shape but keeps the same shape (similarity). If one polygon is larger or smaller than the other but they maintain the same proportions, then it's a dilation.
Without the specific image, you can analyze the relationships of the vertices, their orientations, and positions to determine which transformation has been applied. Look for changes in size, orientation, or position, and compare them using the criteria listed above. If you have more details or can describe the transformations in any way, I'd be happy to help further!
1. **Translation**: This occurs if the entire shape has moved from one location to another without any change in size or orientation. If the corresponding vertices of the two polygons maintain the same relative position to each other and the entire shape is just shifted, then it's a translation.
2. **Rotation**: This transformation involves turning the shape around a fixed point (the center of rotation). If the polygons appear to be the same shape and size but one is turned compared to the other, then it's a rotation.
3. **Reflection**: This transformation creates a mirror image of the original shape. If the polygons are congruent but one appears as the "mirror" of the other across a line (the line of reflection), then it's a reflection.
4. **Dilation**: This transformation changes the size of the shape but keeps the same shape (similarity). If one polygon is larger or smaller than the other but they maintain the same proportions, then it's a dilation.
Without the specific image, you can analyze the relationships of the vertices, their orientations, and positions to determine which transformation has been applied. Look for changes in size, orientation, or position, and compare them using the criteria listed above. If you have more details or can describe the transformations in any way, I'd be happy to help further!