Rigid
Transformations
in the Coordinate
Plane (NC.8.G.2)
DILATIONS, TRANSLATIONS,
ROTATIONS, AND REFLECTIONS
LEARNING
TARGET
I can describe the effects of dilations,
translations, rotations, and reflections on
two-dimensional figures using coordinates
ESSENTIAL
QUESTION
How do dilations, translations, rotations,
and reflections affect the position and size
of shapes on the coordinate plane?
Prerequisite
Skill: Graphing
Points on the
Coordinate
Plane
PLOT POINTS
(3, 2), (-1, -4), (0, 5).
Dilation: Scaling a shape larger
or smaller about the origin.
Translation: Moving a shape
Vocabulary without rotating or resizing it.
Review Rotation: Turning a shape
around the origin by 90°
increments.
Reflection: Flipping a shape
across the x-axis or y-axis.
Definition: A dilation
scales a figure larger or
Dilati
smaller, while keeping the
shape the same. on
Formula: For a dilation about
the origin with a scale factor of
k, multiply both x and y
coordinates by k: (x, y) → (kx,
ky).
Example: Original triangle
with points (1, 2), (2, 3), (3,
1) dilated by scale factor of
2 → New points (2, 4), (4, 6),
(6, 2).
Definition: A translation
TRANSLATION
TRANSLATIONS slides a figure from one
position to another
without rotating or
resizing it.
Formula: For a translation by
(a, b), add a to the x-
coordinates and b to the y-
coordinates: (x, y) → (x + a, y
+ b).
Example: A square with points (0,
0), (1, 0), (1, 1), and (0, 1)
translated by (3, 2) → New points
(3, 2), (4, 2), (4, 3), (3, 3).
ROTATIONS
•Definition: A rotation turns the figure
around the origin by a specified angle.
•Formula:
90° counterclockwise: (x, y) → (-y, x)
180°: (x, y) → (-x, -y)
270° counterclockwise (or 90° clockwise):
(x, y) → (y, -x)
•Example: Rotating the point (1, 2) by 90°
counterclockwise → New point (-2, 1).
the figure across a line (like the
REFLECTIONS x-axis or y-axis).
•Formula:
Reflection across the x-axis: (x,
y) → (x, -y)
Reflection across the y-axis: (x,
y) → (-x, y)
•Example: Reflect the point (3,
PRACTICE
Dilate Problem 1: Dilate a triangle by a scale factor of 2.
Problem 2: Translate a square 5 units to the left and 2 units
Translate up.
Rotate Problem 3: Rotate a rectangle 180° about the origin.
Reflect Problem 4: Reflect a triangle across the x-axis.