Isometry/Rigid Transformations
Preserve size and shape
The three isometries
Translation, Rotation, Reflection
Reflection
Mirroring a point or figure across a line
Reflection over y=x
(x,y) →(y,x)
Reflection over y = -x
(x,y) →(-y,-x)
Reflection over y = A
Count right(if +A)/left(if -A) from the pre-points to the line of reflection (A) and count that same number of times over that line again. Y stays the same, x changes
Reflection over x = A
Count up(if +A)/down(if -A) from the pre-points to the line of reflection (A) and count that same number of times over that line again. X stays the same, y changes
Reflect over x-axis
Count up(if +A)/down(if -A) from the pre-points to the x-axis and count that same number over the x-axis. X stays the same, y changes
Reflect over y-axis
Count right(if +A)/left(if -A) from the pre-points to the y-axis and count that same number over the y-axis. Y stays the same, x changes
Reflection Coordinate Notation
(x,y) →(x +/- A, y +/- A)
Reflection Formula Notation
rx-axis, ry-axis, ry=x, ry=-x, rA
Rotation
Turning of a figure over a point on a plane
180 degrees rule
(x,y) →(-x,-y)
90 degrees clockwise/270 degrees counterclockwise rule
(x,y) → (y,-x)
90 degrees counterclockwise/270 degrees clockwise
(x,y) →(-y,x)
Rotation Function notation
Rx, +/- degrees ; x = point of rotation; + degrees = Clockwise, - degrees = Counterclockwise
Translation
Moving a point or figure across the plane
Translate (x,y) → (A, 0)
if +A, move right/add, if -A, move left/subtract; Y doesn’t change because y = 0 in this formula.
Translate (x,y) →(0,B)
if +B, move up/add, if -B, move down/subtract; X doesn’t change because x = 0 in this formula.
Translation Coordinate Notation
(x,y) →(x+/- a, y+/- b)
Translation Function Notation
Ta,b
Dilation
change of size, not shape; NOT ISOMETRY
Scale factor (K)
determines the size change; if K > 1, it’s an enlargement. If K < 1, it’s a reduction. If K = 1, No change
Center of dilation
If you connect the corresponding vertices of the image and pre-image, they will meet at a point.
Dilation Coordinate Notation
(x,y) →[x(a), y(b)]
Dilation Function Notation
Dx/y
Composition
A sum of all translations in a problem or a combination; represented by small oval in the middle of every transformation function present; WORK LEFT TO RIGHT.