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Geometry Transformations Guide

1. The document describes several geometric transformations of triangles, including rotations about given points by various angles and a single transformation mapping one triangle onto another. 2. Key details provided include angles of rotation, centers of rotation, congruent shapes, and descriptions of single transformations between triangles in terms of type of transformation and parameters. 3. The goal is to analyze geometric transformations and their effects on shapes.

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Geometry Transformations Guide

1. The document describes several geometric transformations of triangles, including rotations about given points by various angles and a single transformation mapping one triangle onto another. 2. Key details provided include angles of rotation, centers of rotation, congruent shapes, and descriptions of single transformations between triangles in terms of type of transformation and parameters. 3. The goal is to analyze geometric transformations and their effects on shapes.

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Triangle A is mapped onto triangle C by an anticlockwise rotation of 90°, centre (0, 3).

Draw and label triangle C. [2]


2 The diagram shows triangles A and B.
Triangle A is mapped onto triangle B by an anticlockwise rotation.
(i) Write down the angle of rotation.
(ii) Find the coordinates of the centre of rotation.

3
A
2

1
B

–2 –1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 x
3 The diagram shows triangle A�
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7

3
A
2

–7 –6 –5 –4 –3 –2 –1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 x
–1

–2

–3

–4

Rotate triangle A through 90° clockwise about the point (–1, 3)�
Label the image C� [1]
4 The diagram below shows three triangles, P and Q.

5
Q
4
P
3

–5 –4 –3 –2 –1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 x
–1

–2

–3

–4

–5

–6

Describe fully the single transformation that maps triangle P onto triangle Q.

Answer (b) ................................................................................................................................

............................................................................................................................................. [2]
5 Q R S
PQRS and PQRS are congruent quadrilaterals.
R is the same point as S.
S is the same point as R. P
P
A single transformation maps P onto P,
Q onto Q, R onto R and S onto S.
S R Q

(i) Describe fully this transformation. [3]

(ii) Write down two facts connecting PQ and QP. [1]

6 The diagram shows triangles A, B, C and D.

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4

3
D
2
B
1
C

–11 –10 –9 –8 –7 –6 –5 –4 –3 –2 –1 0 1 2 3 x
–1
A
–2

–3

Describe fully the single transformation that maps ∆C onto ∆D. [2]
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4

7 The single transformation Q maps 3


A
∆A onto ∆C. C 2
Describe, fully, the transformation Q. 1

–3 –2 –1 0 1 2 3 x
[2]

8 Describe fully the single transformation that maps triangle B onto triangle C. [2]
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6
B
4

–6 –4 –2 0 2 4C 6 x
–2

–4 D
A
–6

y
9 The diagram shows shapes A and B. 8
Shape B is mapped onto shape C
by a rotation, centre (8, 3), through 90° clockwise.
Draw shape C on the diagram. 6

2
A B

0 2 4 6 8 x
[2]
10 y

5
4
3
2
T
1

–6 –5 –4 –3 –2 –1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 x
–1
–2
–3
B
–4
–5
–6
Describe fully the single transformation which maps ∆T onto ∆B. [2]

11 B

A'

20

55°
A 20 C B'

In triangle ABC, BÂC = 90°, BĈA = 55° and AC = 20 cm.


The triangle initially stood with AC on a horizontal surface.
It was then rotated about the point C onto triangle ABC, where ACB is a straight line.
(a) Calculate
(i) the length of BC, [2]
(ii) the distance AB, [1]
(iii) the height of A above CB. [2]
(b) Describe fully the path which the point A followed under this rotation. [2]

(c) Calculate the length of the path which the point A followed under this rotation. [2]
12
y
4

3
C
2

1 B
A

–4 –3 –2 –1 0 1 2 3 4 x
F D
–1

–2

–3
E
–4

Triangle ABC has vertices A (1, 1), B (3, 1) and C (1, 2).
Triangle DEF has vertices D (–1, –1), E (–1, –3) and F (–2, –1).

The matrix P represents the single transformation, T, that maps triangle ABC onto triangle DEF.

(i) Describe T fully. [2]


(ii) Write down the matrix P. [1]

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