Unit A: Geometry

Chapter 2: Transformations


Two-Step Transformations


What transformations (movements) are applied to pentagon LMNOP to produce image Q?




Could the transformation be a translation (horizontal and/or vertical movement covered in Lesson 2)? Could the image be a reflection in the x-axis?

Is it possible to apply two transformations to a figure?

If a reflection is applied to figure LMNOP and then a translation is applied to the image, then pentagon  Q could be produced.

When figure LMNOP is reflected in the x-axis, the reflected image, L'M'N'O'P', is the result.
 


Figure L'M'N'O'P' is translated horizontally 3 units to the right and vertically 2 units down to obtain the final image, L"M"N"O"P".
Note: " indicates that two transformations have occurred, so L"M"N"O"P" would be the second image that is produced.