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mod 13 vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| center of dilation | The center point from dilations are performed |
| center of roatation | A fixed point around which shapes move in a circular motion to a new position |
| compostiton of transformations | The resulting transformantion when a transformantion is applied to a figure and than another transformantion id applied to its image |
| dilation | A transformation that enlarges or reduces a figure by a scale factor |
| image | The resulting figure after a transformation |
| idirect measurement | A technique using properties of similar polygons to find distances or lengths that are diffcult to measure directly. |
| line of reflection | The line over which a figure is reflected in a transformation |
| preimage | The orginal figure before a transformation |
| reflection | A transformation where a figure is flipped over a line Also called a flip |
| rotation | A transformation in which a figure is turned about a fixed point |
| scale factor | A scale written as a ratio without unites in simplest form |
| similar | If one image can be obtanies from antoher by a sequenence of transformation and dillations |
| transformantion | An operation that maps a gemoetric figure, premiage, onto a new figure, image |
| translation | A transformation that slides a figure from one positon to another without turning |