Translations

1) A triangle has been plotted on this coordinate grid.

y a) If the triangle is translated 5
5 squares to the left, what will the
new coordinates of vertex A be?
4
3
A b) If the triangle is translated 3
2
squares up, what will the new
1
coordinates of vertex B be?
0 x
-5 -4 -3 -2 -1 1 2 3 4 5
-1
B C
c) If the triangle is translated
-2
5 squares to the left and
-3 3 squares up, what will the
-4 new coordinates of vertex C be?

-5

2)
a) Translate this parallelogram 3 squares to the right and 5 squares down.
Then, draw the new position of the shape.
y
b) What are the coordinates of the
5 vertices of the parallelogram
after the translation?
4
A B
3
2
1
D C
0 x
-5 -4 -3 -2 -1 1 2 3 4 5
-1
-2
-3
-4
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quadrant 2 quadrant 1
1) Explain whether each statement 5
is true or false and correct any 4
false statements. B
3
After a translation of 2 2
squares to the right and 1
1
A square down, the coordinates
of one vertex of the rectangle 0 x
-5 -4 -3 -2 -1 1 2 3 4 5
are (0, 0). -1
-2
After a translation of 1
-3
square to the left, all of the
B
vertices of the kite will be in -4
quadrant 3.
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quadrant 3 quadrant 4





2) Jia has drawn this shape on this coordinates grid. Do you agree with her statement?
Explain your reasoning.
y If I translate the shape 3
squares down and 4 squares to
4 the right, the new coordinates
Jia
A B of vertex C are (-3, 2).
3
2

1

0 x

-4 -3 -2 C -1 D 1 2 3 4
-1 
-2 
F E
-3 
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1) Translate each shape into the correct position to create the shaded camel.
Record each translation in the table and give the starting and finishing coordinates of
the vertices of each shape.
y

6
5
F
G 4 E
3
2
1
0 x
-10 -9 -8 -7 -6 -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
-1
-2 D
C -3
A -4 B
-5
-6

Starting Finishing
Shape Translation
Coordinates Coordinates

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