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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.In a phone game, a character starts at the point (−5, 2) on a grid. It moves by the vector to collect a coin. The player now wants the character's next single move to finish at the point (3, 0). Write down the column vector of that second move.
- 2.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.
- 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 pin on a map is at grid reference (5, 2). It is moved by the vector . Write down its new grid reference.
- 5.A translation moves the point (1, 1) to the point (9, 4). Write down the column vector of this translation.
- 6.The vector describes a translation. A student writes it as by mistake. Write down what error the student has made.
- 7.A courier drone delivers a parcel. It starts at the point (2, 1) on a map grid measured in kilometres. It flies by the vector to a warehouse, then by the vector to the delivery address. Work out the coordinates of the delivery address.
- 8.Write down the column vector, from the options given, that would move a point to the right and downwards.
- 9.The point M(3, 8) is translated by the vector . Write down the coordinates of the image of M.
- 10.Write down the column vector that describes a translation of 5 units to the left and 3 units down.
- 11.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.
- 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.Vector A is and vector B is . Write down how vector B compares to vector A.
- 14.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.
- 15.The point A(2, 5) is translated to the point B(7, 3). Write down the column vector that describes this translation.
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