Geometry – Unit 2 Practice
Translations
Name: _____________________________!
G.CO.A.5
Date: ___________ Pd: ____
1) Use the graph below to answer the questions.
y
8
E
A
6
4
C
–8
2
–6
–4
–2
2
4
6
8
x
–2
–4
D
–6
B
–8
a) Find the rule to describe the translation from point A to point B.
b) Find the rule to describe the translation from point C to point D.
c) Find the rule to describe the translation from point E to point A.
2) Sketch and label the translation of the quadrilateral WXYZ under the rule  x, y    x  2, y  4 .
y
8
7
6
5
4
3
X
2
1
–8
–7
–6
–5
–4
–3
–2
W
–1
–1
–2
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8 x
Y
–3
Z
–4
–5
–6
–7
–8
SNRPDP
Unit 2: Transformations in the Plane
NVACS – Revised 2015-2016
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Practice – Unit 1 (cont.)
3) Quadrilateral ABCD is plotted on the grid below.
Part A
On the graph, draw the translation of polygon ABCD eight units to the left and seven units down. Label
the image A’B’C’D’.
Part B
On the lines below, explain how you determined the location of A’.
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Practice – Unit 1 (cont.)
4) Quadrilateral PQRS is plotted on the grid below.
a) On the graph, draw the translation of polygon PQRS three units to the left and four units down.
Label the image P’Q’R’S’.
y
P
Q
S
O
R
x
b) Create polygon P”Q”R”S” by translating polygon P’Q’R’S’ using the rule x, y   x  2, y  1 . What
will be the coordinates of point Q”? ______________
c) On the line below, write a single translation rule from polygon PQRS to polygon P”Q”R”S”.
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