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Translation
Slide!
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Reflection
Flip!
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Rotation
Turn Around!
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After any of these transformations (turn around, flip or slide), the shape still has the same size, area, angles and line lengths. In all these transformations congruence is preserved.
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Congruent or Similar
If one shape can become another using only Turns, Flips and/or Slides, then the two shapes are called Congruent.
Two shapes are Similar if you need to Resize for one shape to become another (you may also Turn, Flip and/or Slide).
Dilation
The other important Transformation is Dilation (also called reduction or enlargement). The new image becomes bigger or smaller.
Dilation |
 Enlarge or Reduce |
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So, if one shape can become another using transformation, the two shapes are either Congruent or Similar.
| If one shape is transformed… | The image is ____ to the original. | |||
| … using only Rotate, Reflect and/or Translate | |
Congruent |
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| … using a Dilation (may also Rotate, Reflect and/or Translate) |
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Similar |
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