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Translations as vectors worksheet — GCSE Foundation
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Translations as vectors worksheet — GCSE Foundation
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- 1.A ship's radar shows a lighthouse at the point (12, −4) on a grid measured in nautical miles. The ship is at (2, 5). The ship sails along the vector that takes it directly to the lighthouse, then sails along that same vector again. Work out the ship's final position.
- 2.The point R(−6, 9) is translated by the vector . Write down the coordinates of the image of R.
- 3.A drone starts at the point (3.5, −2) on a grid measured in metres. It flies by the vector to check a first sensor. The drone then needs to fly in a straight line to reach the point (−1.7, 9) to check a second sensor. Work out the column vector of this second flight.
- 4.A translation is described by the column vector . Write down the column vector of the translation that undoes it.
- 5.The point A(2, 5) is translated to the point B(7, 3). Write down the column vector that describes this translation.
- 6.A robot on a grid moves by the vector , then by the vector , then by the vector . Write down the single column vector that has the same overall effect as these three moves.
- 7.Quadrilateral ABCD has vertices A(1, 1), B(5, 1), C(5, 4) and D(1, 4). The quadrilateral is translated by the vector . Which of these points is NOT a vertex of the image?
- 8.A translation is described by the column vector . Write down a description of this translation in words, stating the horizontal and vertical movement.
- 9.Write down the column vector, from the options given, that would move a point to the right and downwards.
- 10.Write down the column vector that describes a translation of 5 units to the left and 3 units down.
- 11.A translation moves the point (1, 1) to the point (9, 4). Write down the column vector of this translation.
- 12.A crane's hook starts at the point (3.4, 9.5) on a construction site plan measured in metres. It moves along the vector to pick up a beam, then along the vector to place it. Work out the single column vector that describes the hook's overall movement from its start position to where it places the beam.
- 13.A robotic arm's tip starts at the point (12.5, −4.25) on a grid measured in centimetres. It moves by the vector to pick up a component, then by the vector to place it. Work out the coordinates of the tip after both moves.
- 14.Write down the column vector that describes a translation of 4 units to the right and 4 units up.
- 15.Vertex X of a triangle is at (−3, 5). After a translation, the image of X is at (2, −1). Write down the column vector of this translation.
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