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A
translation
is a type of
transformation
that moves a figure to a different location without rotating or resizing it.
When
you translate a figure, the original figure is called the
preimage
.
The translated figure is called the
image
.
For example, the preimage below is translated down and right to create the image.
A
preimage and its translated image are
congruent
,
which means they have the same size and shape. Because of this, translations are considered a type of
congruence
transformation
,
or
isometry
.
When
a point is translated, you can name the new point using the prime symbol, '. For example, the translated image of point
A
would be point
A
'
,
read
"
A
prime."
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