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Transformations

Operations that alter the form of a figure. The standard transformations are translations, reflections, dilations (stretches), compressions (contractions or shrinks), and rotations.

Math reference chart showing transformation rules: shifts, reflections, and stretches/shrinks using f(x), h, k, and a variables.

See also

Pre-image, image, isometry

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