Translation

1 Completethetranslations.

a) Translatetheshape

4squarestotheright.

b) Translatetheshape

2squaresup.

2 Fourshapeshavebeendrawnonagrid.

a) TranslateshapeA5squarestotherightand3squaresdown.

b) TranslateshapeB4squarestotheleftand7squaresdown.

c) TranslateshapeC6squarestotheleft.

d) TranslateshapeD4squarestotherightand8squaresup.

3 DorahastranslatedtriangleA2squarestotherightand

7squaresup.

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c) Translatetheshape

4squaresright,2squaresup.

d) Translatetheshape3

squaresleft,5squaresdown.

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4 Completethesentencestodescribethetranslations.

a) ShapeAhasbeentranslated squarestotherightand

squaresdown.

b) ShapeBhasbeentranslated squarestothe

and squares

c) ShapeChasbeentranslated squarestothe

and squares

5 Ashapehasbeendrawnonacoordinategrid.

a) TranslateshapeD4squares

totheleftand6squaresup.

LabelthenewshapeE.

b) Describethetranslation

fromshapeEtoshapeD.

Whatdoyounotice?Doesthisalwayshappen?

6 Eightpolygonsaredrawnonthegrid.

a) TranslateshapeA10squaresup.

b) TranslateshapeB6squaresdown.

c) TranslateshapeC6squaresleft.

d) TranslateshapeD9squarestotherightand4squaresdown.

e) TranslateshapeE10squarestotherightand3squaresdown.

f) TranslateshapeF7squarestotherightand3squaresup.

g) TranslateshapeG9squarestotheleftand1squareup.

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