Shapes on the Coordinate Plane

Explore geometric shapes, transformations, and properties using the coordinate plane for 8th-grade math students.

Grade 8 Math GeometryShapes on the Coordinate Plane

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CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.8.G.A.1CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.8.G.A.2CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.8.G.A.3

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mathgeometrycoordinate planetransformationsgrade 8

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Shapes on the Coordinate Plane

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Read each question carefully and answer to the best of your ability. Show all your work where applicable.

1. Which transformation moves a figure without changing its size or shape?

Dilation

Translation

Shear

Stretch

2. What are the coordinates of the image of point (3, -2) after a reflection across the y-axis?

(3, 2)

(-3, -2)

(-3, 2)

(2, 3)

3. A is a transformation that turns a figure about a fixed point.

4. When a figure is dilated, its size , but its shape .

5. Plot the following points on the coordinate plane below and connect them in order to form a quadrilateral: A(1, 1), B(4, 1), C(4, 3), D(1, 3).

6. Describe the transformation that maps triangle ABC with vertices A(0,0), B(3,0), C(0,4) to triangle A'B'C' with vertices A'(0,0), B'(6,0), C'(0,8).

7. A reflection across the x-axis changes the sign of the x-coordinate.

True

False

8. Dilations always result in congruent figures.

True

False