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Translations as vectors worksheet — GCSE Foundation
Fifteen questions on "translations as vectors" — DfE statement G24. Print it, or print three versions so neighbours cannot copy by letter; the key gives the letter for each version.
Translations as vectors worksheet — GCSE Foundation
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- 1.The point R(−6, 9) is translated by the vector . Write down the coordinates of the image of R.
- 2.The vector describes a translation. A student writes it as by mistake. Write down what error the student has made.
- 3.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.
- 4.A translation is described by the column vector . Write down a description of this translation in words, stating the horizontal and vertical movement.
- 5.A student says the reverse of the translation vector is . Write down the correct reverse translation vector.
- 6.A translation moves the point (1, 1) to the point (9, 4). Write down the column vector of this translation.
- 7.Rectangle ABCD has vertices A(−1, 2), B(4, 2), C(4, 5) and D(−1, 5). The rectangle is translated so that C moves to (0, −1). Write down the coordinates of the image of A.
- 8.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.
- 9.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?
- 10.Write down the column vector that describes a translation of 5 units to the left and 3 units down.
- 11.Write down the column vector that describes a translation of 4 units to the right and 4 units up.
- 12.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.
- 13.A point is translated twice by the vector . Write down the single column vector that describes the overall translation.
- 14.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.
- 15.Vector A is and vector B is . Write down how vector B compares to vector A.
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