Question

Write a series of rigid motions that transform pentagon ABCDE to pentagon A′B′C′D′E′

Answer 1

Answer:

We need the following three rigid motions:

i) Reflection around y-axis, ii) Translation three units in the -y direction, iii) Translation four units in the -x direction.

Step-by-step explanation:

We need to perform three operations on pentagon ABCDE to create pentagon A'B'C'D'E':

i) Reflection around y-axis:

$(x',y') = (-x,y)$ (Eq. 1)

ii) Translation three units in the -y direction:

$(x'',y'') = (x', y'-3)$ (Eq. 2)

iii) Translation four units in the -x direction:

$(x''',y''') = (x''-4, y'')$ (Eq. 3)

We proceed to proof the effectiveness of operations defined above by testing point D:

1) $D(x,y) = (-1, 4)$ Given.

2) $(x',y') = (1,4)$ By (Eq. 1)

3) $(x'',y'') = (1, 1)$ By (Eq. 2)

4) $D'(x,y) = (-3,1)$ By (Eq. 3)/Result