Transformations

There are three major transformations that have to do with shapes. They are: Translation, Reflection, and Rotation.

• A translation is when two of the same shape is drawn, but one of them is moved to another area.
• A reflection is a mirror of one object.
• A rotation is a turn of an object.

Now, there are two other terms that are needed to know when talking about transformations. They are: pre-image and image.
• Pre-image is the shape before the transformation.
• Image is after the transformation.