Geometry Companion Book, Volume 2

12.1.2 Translations - Practice

1.  Which of the following transformations appears to be a translation? ○ ○

2.  Translate the square along the given vector.

3.  Translate the figure with the vertices P (2, 3), Q ( − 1, 0), and R (1, − 2), along the vector 〈 4, 0 〉 .

4.  Translate the figure with the vertices P ( − 4, − 5), L (1, − 7), and K ( − 9, 8), along the vector 〈−6, 3〉 .

5.  Translate the figure with the vertices F (4, 0), G (1, 3), H (2, 6) and I (4, 2), along the vector 〈− 4, − 4 〉 .

6.  A truck starts from a warehouse, which is 8 miles south and 3 miles west of the town center. The truck travels 3 miles north, makes a right turn, and then travels for 4 miles. What is the truck’s final position? What single translation vector moves the truck from its starting position to its final position?

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