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Geometry Honors
Geometry Honors Module 2 Vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Vector | A quantity that has both direction and magnitude. A vector is named starting with the initial point, and ending with the terminal point. |
| Initial point | The starting point of a vector. |
| Terminal point | The ending point of a vector. |
| Translation | A transformation along a vector such that the segment joining a point and its image has the same length as the vector and is parallel to the vector. |
| Component form | A way to write the translation of a vector. |
| Perpendicular lines | Lines that intersect at right angles. |
| Perpendicular bisector | A line perpendicular to a line segment at the segment's midpoint. |
| Rule for a reflection across the x-axis | (x,y)->(x,-y) |
| Rule for a reflection across the y-axis | (x,y)->(-x,y) |
| Rule for a reflection across the line y=x | (x,y)->(y,x) |
| Rule for a reflection across the line y=-x | (x,y)->(-y,-x) |
| Center of rotation | The point the figure is rotating around. |
| Angle of rotation | The angle by which the figure is being rotated by. |
| Rule for a rotation of 90 degrees counterclockwise | (x,y)->(-y,x) |
| Rule for a rotation of 180 degrees | (x,y)->(-x,-y) |
| Rule for a rotation of 270 degrees counterclockwise | (x,y)->(y,-x) |
| Rule for a rotation of 360 degrees | (x,y)->(x,y) |
| Line symmetry | A line that reflects a figure onto itself. |
| Rotational symmetry | A rotation that maps a figure onto itself. |
| Angle of rotational symmetry | The smallest angle of rotation that maps a figure onto itself. The angle has to be greater than 0 degrees but less than or equal to 180 degrees. |