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MEP Y9 Practice Book A

Transformations
Shapes
You should be familiar with the common 2-D shapes, but to recap, we give the
names and definitions below.

NAME ILLUSTRATION NOTES

Triangle 3 straight sides

3 equal sides and

Equilateral Triangle
3 equal angles ( = 60 ° )

Isosceles Triangle 2 equal sides and

2 equal angles

Right-angled Triangle One angle = 90 °

Quadrilateral 4 straight sides

Square 4 equal sides and

4 right angles

Opposite sides equal and

Rectangle 4 right angles

4 equal sides; opposite sides

Rhombus
parallel

One pair of opposite

Trapezium sides parallel

Both pairs of opposite

Parallelogram
sides equal and parallel

Kite Two pairs of adjacent

sides equal

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Translations
Under a translation, every point is moved by the same amount in the same
direction. If each point moves distance a in the x-direction and distance b in the
 a
y-direction, we use the 'vector' notation   to describe this translation.
 b

For example, the translation described by the

 6
column vector   is illustrated opposite; the
 2
translation moves the shape 6 units to the right
and 2 units upwards.

Note that the actual shape does not change its

orientation, only its position. It is not reflected
or rotated.

Example 1
(a) Draw the square with corners at the points with coordinates (4, 0), (1, 3),
(4, 6) and (7, 3).
 5
(b) The square is translated along the vector   . Draw the new square
 2
obtained by the translation.

Solution
y
(a)
6
5 The diagram opposite shows the square.
4
3
2
1
0
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 x

(b) y

8 For this translation each

7 point should be moved
6 5 units to the right and
5 2 units up.
4
3 This diagram shows both
2 squares and the vector that
1 has been used to translate
0 each corner.
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 x

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Example 2
The diagram below shows the shapes A, B, C and D. Along what vector would
you translate:
(a) D to A, (b) C to D,
(c) A to B, (d) A to C ?
y

7
6
5 A
4
3
D 2
1

–10 – 9 – 8 – 7 – 6 – 5 – 4 – 3 – 2 – 1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 x
–1
–2
–3
–4
–5 B
C –6
–7
–8

Solution
The vector that describes each translation is shown on the following diagram:
y

 10
 3 7
  6
5 A
4
3
 5 
D 2  
 −10
1

–10 – 9 – 8 – 7 – 6 – 5 – 4 – 3 – 2 – 1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 x
–1
 1
 8 –2
  –3
 −11 –4
 −11
  –5 B
C –6
–7
–8

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10
(a) D to A  , 10 to the right and 3 up.
 3

 1
(b) C to D  , 1 to the right and 8 up.
 8

 5 
(c) A to B  , 5 to the right and 10 down.
 − 10

 − 11
(d) A to C  , 11 to the left and 11 down.
 − 11

Exercises
1. (a) Draw the triangle which has corners at the points with coordinates
(4, 1), (3, 5) and (1, 2).
 3
(b) Translate the triangle along the vector   .
 4
(c) Write down the coordinates of the corners of the translated triangle.

2. The following diagram shows the shape A which is translated to give the
shapes B, C, D and E:
y

11
D
10
B
9
8
E
7
6
5
4
A C
3
2
1
0
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 x

Write down the vector that describes the translation from:

(a) A to B, (b) A to C, (c) A to D,
(d) A to E, (e) B to D.

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3. (a) Join the points with coordinates (1, 1), (2, 3) and (5, 4) to form a
triangle. Label this triangle A.
(b) Translate the triangle A along the vector:

 2
(i)  , to obtain B,
 1

 1
(ii)  , to obtain C,
 3

 2
(iii)   , to obtain D,
 − 5

 − 1
(iv)  , to obtain E.
 − 2

4. Write down the vector needed to translate the shape A to each of the other
shapes shown on the following diagram:
y

10
9
G B
8
7
6
5
4
A
3
2
F 1

–10 – 9 – 8 – 7 – 6 – 5 – 4 – 3 – 2 – 1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 x
–1
–2
E –3
–4
–5
D
–6
–7
C
–8
–9
– 10

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5. The point with coordinates (2, 3) is moved to the point with coordinates
(7, 6) by a translation.
(a) Describe the translation using a column vector.
(b) Where would the point with coordinates (6, 1) move to under the
same translation?
y
6. The diagram shows
three shapes, A, B
and C: 6 B
5
Write down the vector
4
for the translation that
3 A
moves:
2 C
(a) A to B, 1
(b) B to C, 0
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 x
(c) A to C.
Describe any relationship between these vectors.

7. The shape A has corners at the points with coordinates

(4, 2) (4, – 1) (6, – 3) and (6, 0)
(a) What is this shape?
 4
(b) The shape is translated along the vector   to give shape B and
 − 2
 − 5
then shape B is translated along the vector   to give C.
 2
Draw A, B and C.
(c) What translation would take A straight to C ?

8. (a) Draw the triangle, A, that has corners at the points with coordinates
(– 7, – 2), (– 5, – 5) and (– 4, – 2).
 4
(b) Translate this shape along the vector   to obtain B.
 8
(c) Describe the translation that would take B to A.

9. (a) Draw three lines by joining the points with coordinates

(4, 2) and (2, 4);
(6, 4) and (6, 6);
(2, 6) and (4, 8).

(b) Describe how to translate each line to form a hexagon made up of the
original and translated lines.

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10. A parallelogram has corners at the points A, B, C and D. The points A, B

and C have coordinates (1, 2), (2, 5) and (5, 3) respectively.
(a) Draw the parallelogram.
(b) State the coordinates of the fourth corner, D.
(c) Describe the translation that moves A B onto D C.
(d) Describe the translation that moves A D onto B C.

Enlargements
In this section we consider enlargements. We look at the use of the terms 'scale
factor' and 'centre of enlargement'.

Example 1
The rectangle A, shown below, has been enlarged to give the shapes B, C and D.
Write down the scale factor for each enlargement.

B
D
A
C

Solution
A to B is scale factor 2 because the lengths are doubled.
1
A to C is scale factor because the lengths are halved.
2
A to D is scale factor 2.5 because the lengths are 2.5 times longer.

Example 2
A rectangle has sides of lengths 2 cm and 3 cm. It is enlarged with scale factor 3.
Draw the original rectangle and the enlarged rectangle.

Solution
The lengths of the sides of the enlarged rectangle will be:
3 × 2 cm = 6 cm
3 × 3 cm = 9 cm

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3 cm

2 cm

9 cm

6 cm

Examples 3 and 4 show how to use a centre of enlargement when enlarging a

shape.

Example 3
A
The diagram shows the triangle A B C and the point O. B
Enlarge the triangle with scale factor 3, using O as the
centre of enlargement.
O C

Solution
The diagram shows the 2 triangles; the explanation follows.

A'

B'

A
B

O C C'

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First draw lines from point O through A, B and C, as shown in the diagram.
Measure the length O A and multiply it by 3 to get the distance from O of the
image point A', i.e. O A' = 3 × O A . Mark the point A' on the diagram. The
images B' and C' can then be marked in a similar way and the enlarged triangle A'
B' C' can then be drawn.

Example 4
The following diagrams show two shapes that have been enlarged. Determine the
centre of enlargement in each case.

A' B'

A B

D C

D' C'

Solution
To find the centres of enlargement, draw lines through the corresponding corners
of each shape. These lines will cross at the centre of enlargement, as shown
below. The centres have been marked with the letter O in both diagrams.

A' B'

A B

D C

D' C'

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Exercises
1. The following diagram shows 5 triangles, A, B, C, D and E:

C
A

What scale factor is used for each of the enlargements described below:
(a) B enlarged to A, (b) C enlarged to E,
(c) D enlarged to E, (d) D enlarged to A,
(e) B enlarged to C, (f) B enlarged to D ?

2. (a) Draw a rectangle that has sides of lengths 2 cm and 4 cm.

(b) Draw enlargements of this rectangle using scale factors 2, 3,
1
and .
2

3. (a) Construct a triangle that has sides of lengths 3 cm, 4 cm and 5.5 cm.
(b) Draw enlargements of this triangle using scale factors 2 and 3.

4. Hannah writes her initials as shown:

1
Enlarge her initials with scale factors 2 and .
2

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5. (a) Copy the following diagram:

y

13
12
11
10
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
0
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 x

(b) Using (0, 0) as the centre of enlargement, enlarge the shape with scale
factor 2 and scale factor 3.

6. (a) Copy the following diagram:

y

14
13
12
11
10
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
0
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 x

(b) Enlarge the shape with scale factor 2, using first (0, 0) as the centre
of enlargement and then (1, 8) as the centre of enlargement.

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7. For each of the following enlargements, copy the diagram and determine the
centre of enlargement.
(a) (b)

(c) (d)

8. A triangle has corners at the points with coordinates (1, 2), (3, 3) and (0, 3).
It is enlarged to give a triangle with corners at the points (5, 4), (11, 7) and
(2, 7). Determine the scale factor of the enlargement and the coordinates of
the centre of enlargement.

9. A trapezium has corners at the points with coordinates (1, 0), (3, 2), (3, 4)
and (1, 5). It is enlarged with scale factor 3, using the point (0, 3) as the
centre of enlargement.
Determine the coordinates of the corners of the enlarged trapezium.

10. A parallelogram has corners at the points with coordinates (5, 1), (9, 3),
1
(11, 9) and (7, 7). Enlarge this shape with scale factor , using the point with
2
coordinates (1, 3) as the centre of enlargement.

11. Jill has drawn an original picture of a giraffe ORIGINAL

for an animal charity. PICTURE
It measures 6.5 cm high by 4 cm wide.
Different-sized copies of the original picture
can be made to just fit into various shapes.

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(a) Jill wants to enlarge the original picture so that it just fits inside a
rectangle on a carrier bag. The rectangle measures 24 cm high by
12 cm wide.
By what scale factor should she multiply the original picture? Show
your working.
(b) Jill wants to multiply the original picture by a scale factor so that it
just fits inside the square shown below for a badge.
2.7 cm

2.7 cm

By what scale factor should she multiply the original picture?

(c) The original picture is to be used on a poster.
It must fit inside a shape like this.

The shape is to be a semi-circle of radius 6.6 cm.

What would be the perimeter of the shape? Show your working.
(KS3/96/Ma/Tier 5-7/P2)

Reflections
In this section we look at line symmetry and reflections of simple shapes, in
horizontal, vertical and sloping lines. In a reflection, a point will move to a new
position that will be the same distance from the mirror line, but on the other side.
These distances will always be measured at right angles to the mirror line.

B
Mirror C
Line

Mirror
A A' Line
Mirror
Line

C'
B'

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Example 1
Draw in the lines of symmetry for each of the following shapes:
(a) (b)

Solution
(a) (b)

4 lines of symmetry 1 line of symmetry

Example 2
Draw the reflection of each of the following shapes in the given mirror line.
(a) (b) Mirror
Line

Mirror
Line

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Solution
(a) (b)

Example 3
A triangle has corners at the points with coordinates (4, 3), (5, 6) and (3, 4).
Draw the reflection of the triangle in the:
(a) x-axis (b) y-axis,
(c) line x = 6 (d) line y = 7

Solution
y
(d) Reflection in line
y=7
10
9
8
(b) Reflection in y=7
7
y-axis (c) Reflection in line
6
x =6
5
4
3
2
1 x =6

–7 –6 –5 –4 –3 –2 –10 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 x
–1
–2
–3
(a) Reflection in
–4
x-axis
–5
–6
–7
–8

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Example 4
An 'L' shape has corners at the points with coordinates (1, 4), (1, 7), (2, 7), (2, 5),
(3, 5) and (3, 4).
Draw the reflection of the shape in the lines:
(a) y=x (b) y = −x

Solution
y

10
y= x
9
8
7
Original
6
5
4
3
Reflection in
2
y= x
1

–7 –6 –5 –4 –3 –2 –10 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 x
–1
–2
Reflection in
y = −x –3
–4
–5
–6
–7
–8
y = −x

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Exercises
1. Copy the following shapes and draw in all their lines of symmetry.

(a) (b) (c)

(d) (e) (f)

2. Draw the reflection of each of the following shapes in the line given:
(a) (b) (c)

(d) (e) (f)

3. Copy each of the following shapes and draw its reflection in the line shown:
(a) (b) (c)

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4. (a) Copy the following diagram:

y

7
6
5
4
3
2
1
0
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 x

(b) Reflect the shape in the lines x = 8 and x = 11.

5. (a) Copy the diagram shown.

y

14
13
12
11
10
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
0
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 x

(b) Reflect the shape in the lines y = 10 , y = 5 and x = 7 .

6. (a) Draw the triangle that has corners at the points with coordinates
(1, 1), (4, 7) and (2, 5).
(b) Reflect the triangle in the lines:
(i) x = 8,
(ii) x = −1,
(iii) y = − 2

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7. The following diagram shows the shapes A, B, C, D and E.

y

8
7
6 A B C D E
5
4
3
2
1
0
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 x

Write down the equation of the mirror line for each of the following
reflections:
(a) A to B (b) B to C (c) A to D
(d) B to E (e) D to E (f) C to D

8. (a) Draw the triangle which has corners at the points with coordinates
(1, 4), (1, 7) and (3, 5).
(b) Reflect this shape in the line y = x and state the coordinates of the
corners of the reflected shape.
(c) Reflect the original triangle in the line y = − x and state the
coordinates of the corners of the reflected shape.

9. (a) Draw the shape A shown in the following diagram.

y

7
6
5
4
3 A
2
1
0
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 x

(b) Reflect the shape A in the line x = 6 to obtain shape B.

(c) Reflect the shape B in the line x = 14 to obtain shape C.
(d) Describe the translation that would take shape A straight to shape C.

10. Draw the triangle with corners at the points with coordinates (1, 3), (1, 8)
and (6, 8). Reflect this triangle in the following lines:
(a) x = 0 (b) y = 0
(c) y=x (d) y = −x

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11. These patterns have one or more lines of symmetry. EXAMPLE

Draw all the lines of symmetry in each pattern.
You may use a mirror or tracing paper to help you.

(a) (b) (c)

(d) (e)

(KS3/94/Ma/3-5/P1)

12. Nina is making Rangoli patterns. To make a pattern she draws some lines
on a grid. Then she reflects them in a mirror line.

Lines Lines and Reflections

Mirror Mirror

Make a copy each of the following grids and lines.

Reflect each group of lines in its mirror line to make a pattern. You may use
a real mirror or tracing paper to help you.

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(a)

Mirror

Mirror
(b)

(c) Now use two mirror lines to make a pattern.

First reflect the group of lines in one mirror line to make a pattern.
Then reflect the whole pattern in the other mirror line.
Mirror

Mirror

(KS3/95/Ma/Levels 3-5/P1)

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13. (a) Three points on this line are

marked with . 6

Their coordinates are: 5

(1, 1), (3, 3) and (4, 4). 4
Look at the numbers in the 3
coordinates of each point. 2
What do you notice?
1
0
(b) The point ( ? , 14 12 ) is on the line. 0 1 2 3 4 5 6
Write down its missing coordinate.

(c) The point is above the line.

Four points are at (10, 10), (10, 12), (12, 10) and (12, 12).
Which one of these points is above the line? Explain why.

(d) The point ( ? , 15) is above the line. Write down a possible
coordinate for the point.

(e) Look at triangles A and B.

Triangle A Triangle B
Coordinates of (4, 3) (3, 4)
Coordinates of (2, 1) (1, 2)
Coordinates of (6, 2) (2, 6)

6
ne
Li

5
or
irr
M

4 B
3
2 A

1
0
0 1 2 3 4 5 6

Triangle A was reflected onto triangle B.

What happened to the numbers in the coordinates of each corner?

(f) Elen wants to reflect the point (20, 13) in the mirror line. What point
will (20,13) go to?
(KS3/94/Ma/3-5/P2)

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14. Catrin shades in a shape made She shades in 1 more square to

of five squares on a grid: make a shape which has the dashed
line as a line of symmetry:

(a) On a copy of the grid opposite, shade

in 1 more square to make a shape which
has the dashed line as a line of symmetry.

(b) On a copy of the grid opposite, shade in

1 more square to make a shape which
has the dashed line as a line of symmetry.
You may use a mirror or tracing paper to
help you.

(c) On a copy of the grid opposite, shade in

2 more squares to make a shape which
has the dashed line as a line of symmetry.
You may use a mirror or tracing paper to
help you.

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(d) On a copy of the grid opposite, shade

in 2 more squares to make a shape
which has the dashed line as a line of
symmetry. You may use a mirror or
tracing paper to help you.

(KS3/96/Ma/Tier 3-5/P2)

Rotations
In this section we review rotational symmetry and draw rotations of shapes.

Example 1
State the order of rotational symmetry of each of the following shapes:
(a) (b) (c)

Solution
(a) Order 4. This means that the shape can be rotated 4 times about its centre
before returning to its starting position. Each rotation will be through an
angle of 90 ° , and, after each one, the rotated shape will occupy the same
position as the original square.
(b) Order 2
(c) Order 1. This means that the shape does not have rotational symmetry.

Example 2
The corners of a rectangle have coordinates (3, 2), (7, 2), (7, 5) and (3, 5). The
rectangle is to be rotated through 90 ° clockwise about the origin.
Draw the original rectangle and its position after being rotated.

Solution
The following diagram shows the original rectangle A B C D and the rotated
rectangle A' B' C' D'. The curves show how each corner moves as it is rotated.
The easiest way to rotate a shape is to place a piece of tracing paper over the shape,
trace the shape, and then rotate the tracing paper about the centre of rotation, as shown.

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A B
6

4 Tracing paper placed over shape, and

y
then rotated around centre of rotation.
C
2 Tracing
Paper
0
2 4 C' 6 8 10 x

–2
Pencil
–4 Point
x
B' A'
–6

Example 3
A triangle has corners at the points with coordinates (4, 7), (2, 7) and (4, 2).
(a) Draw the triangle.
(b) Rotate the triangle through 180 ° about the point (4, 1).

Solution
The diagram shows how the original triangle A B C is rotated about the point
(4, 1) to give the triangle A' B' C'.
y

6
D C
4

2
A B
0
2 4 6 8 10 x

–2
A' D'
–4

–6
B' C'

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Example 4 B C
The diagram shows the triangle A B C which
is rotated through 90 ° to give A' B' C'.
A
Determine the position of the centre of
rotation.

A'

B'

Solution
C'

B C The first step is to join the points A and A' and

draw the perpendicular bisector of this line.
The centre of rotation must be on this line.
A

A'

B'

B C

C'
A
Repeat the process, drawing the perpendicular
bisectors of B B' and C C' as shown opposite.
The point where the lines cross is the centre of A'
rotation.

B'

C'

Note: For simple rotations you may be able to spot the centre of rotation without
having to use the method shown above. Alternatively, you may be able to
find the centre of rotation by experimenting with tracing paper.

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Exercises
1. State the order of rotational symmetry of each of the following shapes:
(a) (b) (c)

(d) (e) (f)

2. Which of the capital letters have rotational symmetry?

3. A rectangle has corners at the points A (2, 4), B (6, 4), C (6, 6) and D (2, 6).
(a) Draw this rectangle.
(b) Rotate the rectangle through 90 ° clockwise about the point (0, 0).
(c) Rotate the rectangle A B C D through 180 ° about the point (0, 0).

4. Rotate the rectangle formed by joining the points (1, 1), (3, 1), (3, 2) and
(1, 2) through 90 ° clockwise about the origin.

5. A triangle has corners at the points with coordinates (4, 7), (3, 2) and (5, 1).
Determine the coordinates of the triangles that are obtained by rotating the
original triangle:
(a) through 90 ° anticlockwise about (0, 3),
(b) through 180 ° about (4, 0),
(c) through 90 ° clockwise about (6, 2).

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

Describe the rotation that takes:
(a) A to B, (b) A to C,
(c) C to B, (d) C to D.

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10
9
8
7
6
5
B 4 C
3
2
1

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–1
–2
–3
A –4 D
–5
–6
–7
–8

7. The following diagram shows the rectangles A, B, C and D.

y

7
6
5
E
4 A
3
2
B
1

–6 –5 –4 –3 –2 –10 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 x
–1
–2
–3
C
D –4
–5
–6
–7
–8

Describe the rotation that takes:

(a) A to B, (b) A to C,
(c) A to D, (d) A to E.

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8. The triangle A has corners at the points with coordinates (1, 7), (3, 6) and
(2, 4).
(a) Rotate triangle A through 180 ° about the origin to get triangle B.
(b) Rotate triangle B clockwise through 90 ° about the point (0, – 4) to
get triangle C.
(c) Write down the coordinates of the corners of triangle C.

9. The following diagrams show two rotations. Determine the coordinates of

the centre of rotation in each case.
y y

14 14
13 13
12 12
11 11
10 10
9 9
8 8
7 7
6 6
5 5
4 4
3 3
2 2
1 1
0 0
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 x 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 x

10. A triangle has corners at the points A (4, 2), B (6, 3) and C (5, 7). The
triangle is rotated to give the triangle with corners at the points A' (3, – 1),
B' (4, – 3) and C' (8, – 2).
Describe fully this rotation.

11. An equilateral triangle has It has rotational symmetry

3 lines of symmetry. of order 3.

Write the letter of each of the following shapes in the correct space in
a copy of the table. You may use a mirror or tracing paper to help you.
The letters for the first two shapes have been written for you.

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C
A E

B D F

Number of Lines of Symmetry

0 1 2 3
1
Order of
Rotational 2
Symmetry
B
3 A
(KS3/99/Ma/Tier 5-7/P1)

12.

(a) You can rotate triangle A onto triangle B.

Make a copy of the diagram and put a cross on the centre of rotation.
You may use tracing paper to help you.

(b) You can rotate triangle A onto triangle B.

The rotation is anti-clockwise.
What is the angle of rotation?

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(c) On a copy of the diagram below, reflect triangle A in the mirror line.
You may use a mirror or tracing paper to help you.

Mirror Line

(KS3/99/Ma/Tier 4-6/P2)

13. Julie has written a computer program to transform pictures of tiles. There
are only two instructions in her program,
reflect vertical
or
rotate 90 ° clockwise.

Reflect vertical

Rotate 90 ° clockwise

(a) Julie wants to transform the first pattern to the second pattern.

First Pattern Second Pattern

2 2

1 1

A B A B

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Copy and complete the following instructions to transform the tiles B1

and B2. You must use only reflect vertical or rotate 90 ° clockwise.
A1 Tile is in the correct position.
A2 Reflect vertical, and then rotate 90 ° clockwise.
B1 Rotate 90 ° clockwise and then ...........................................
B2 ..............................................................................................

(b) Paul starts with the first pattern that was on the screen.
First Pattern Paul's Pattern

2 2

1 1

A B A B
Copy and complete the instructions for the transformations of A2, B1
and B2 to make Paul's pattern. You must use only reflect vertical
or rotate 90 ° clockwise.
A1 Reflect vertical, and then rotate 90 ° clockwise.
A2 Rotate 90 ° clockwise, and then ..........................................
B1 ..............................................................................................

B2 ..............................................................................................
(KS3/96/Ma/Tier 4-6/P1)

Combining Transformations
In this section we combine transformations. We see that sometimes 2 transformations
are equivalent to a single transformation.
Here we use transformations from the following types:
Translations Enlargements Reflections Rotations
y

Example 1
6
The shape shown in the diagram is reflected first
5
in the y-axis and its image is then reflected in the
4
x-axis.
3
What single transformation would have the same 2
result as these two transformations? 1
0
0 1 2 3 4 5 x

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Solution
y

7
6
5
The diagram shows how the
B 4 A original shape A is first reflected
3
to B, and B is then reflected to C.
2
1
A rotation of 180 ° about the
–6 –5 –4 –3 –2 –1 0 1 2 3 4 5 x origin would take A straight to C.
–1
–2
–3
C –4
–5
–6
–7

Example 2
A triangle is to be enlarged with scale factor 2, using the origin as the centre of
 − 8
enlargement. Its image is then to be translated along the vector   .
1 
The coordinates of the corners of the triangle are (2, 1), (2, 4) and (4, 1).
What single transformation would have the same result?

Solution
y

10
9
8 The diagram shows the
7 original triangle, A; the
6 enlargement takes it to B,
C 5 which is then translated to C.
4 B
3
2 A
1

–5 –4 –3 –2 –10 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 x The triangle A could be

–1
enlarged with scale factor 2
–2
to give C.

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10
9
This diagram shows that the
8
7
centre of enlargement would
6 be the point (8, – 1).
C 5
4
3
2 A
1
The single transformation
–5 –4 –3 –2 –10 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 x that will move triangle A to
–1
(8, –1) triangle C is an enlargement,
–2
scale factor 2, centre (8, – 1).

Exercises
y
1. (a) Reflect the shape shown in the x-axis
and then reflect its image in the y-axis.
6
(b) What single transformation would 5
have the same result as these two 4
transformations? 3
2
1
0
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 x

2. A rectangle has corners at the points with coordinates (1, 2), (3, 1), (5, 5)
and (3, 6). It is first reflected in the x-axis and then its image is rotated
through 180 ° about the origin.
Describe how to move the rectangle from its original position to its final
position, using only one transformation.

3. A shape is rotated through 180 ° about the origin and then its image is
reflected in the x-axis.
(a) Choose a shape and carry out the transformations described above.
(b) What single transformation would have the same result as the two
transformations described above?

4. A triangle has corners at the points with coordinates (2, 2), (3, 6) and (8, 6).
(a) Draw the triangle and enlarge it with scale factor 2, using the origin as
the centre of enlargement.

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 − 3
(b) Translate the enlarged shape along the vector   .
 − 6
(c) Describe fully the enlargement that would produce the final triangle
from the original triangle.

5. (a) Draw the triangle with corners at the points (2, 1), (4, 1) and (4, 2).
(b) Reflect this shape in the line y = x .
(c) Reflect the new triangle in the y-axis.
(d) What single transformation would have the same result as the two
transformations described above?

6. (a) Reflect a shape of your choice in the line y = x and then reflect the
image in the line y = − x .
(b) Describe a single transformation that would have the same result.

7. The shape shown in the following diagram is to be reflected in the line

x = 4 and then its image is to be reflected in the line y = 5 .
y

7
6
5
4
3
2
1
0
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 x

(a) Draw a diagram to show how the shape moves.

(b) What single transformation would have the same result?

10
8. The shape shown in the diagram is translated along the vector   .
y
 0

5
4
3
2
1
0
0 1 2 3 4 5 x

(a) Draw the final position of the shape.

(b) Describe how the shape could be moved to this position using
2 reflections.

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9. The shape shown in the diagram is to be enlarged with scale factor 3 using
the point (0, 4) as the centre of enlargement.
y

4
3
2
1
0
0 1 2 3 4 5 x

(a) Draw the enlarged shape.

 0
(b) The enlarged shape is translated along the vector   . Draw the new
 8
position of the shape.
(c) Describe the single enlargement that would have the same result as the
two transformations used above.

10. A shape is reflected in the line y = x , then in the line y = − x , and finally
in the x-axis.
What single transformation would have the same result?

11. The following design is based on a Celtic pattern.

Part of the pattern is shown below:

y
8
A B
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
x
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14

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The pattern is made of two rectangular blocks, A and B.

Use two transformations to map block A onto block B. Your
transformations must be either rotations or reflections.
Mark any mirror lines or centres of rotation on a copy of the previous
diagram.
Write down instructions for the first and second transformations.
Give coordinates of any centres of rotation, the amount of turn and
direction of turn. Give the equations of any lines of reflection.
(KS3/95/Ma/Levels 9-10)

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