3. Vocabulary Transformation: a transformation is a translation (sometimes called a slide), a reflection (sometimes called a flip), a rotation (sometimes called a turn), or a dilation (sometimes called an enlargement or reduction) Translation: a translation is the figure resulting from moving every point of a given figure a certain distance in a certain direction
4. More Vocabulary Reflection: a figure is said to be reflected with respect to a line if a fold on the line makes the two figures coincide Rotation: a translation that moves the figure in a clockwise or counterclockwise direction with respect to a specific point Dilation: enlargement or reduction in the polygon; the polygons are similar