Grade 8 Workbook — Chapter 13: Translations in the Coordinate Plane
SOL 8.MG.3 (a, d) · Companion to Textbook Chapter 13
Each page below is one Canva page. Headings are sized for direct paste: page title as H1, section labels as H2. Figures referenced by filename live in ../figures/. Every numbered item is the same problem as in the textbook, so one answer key serves both. Item numbers run continuously from 1 to 88.
FIGURE: fig10-blank-translation-grids.png supplies four empty grids from to in both directions. Reuse it on any page that needs sketching space; each page below says how many grids it needs.
PAGE 1 — Chapter opener
Chapter 13 · Translations in the Coordinate Plane
Standard 8.MG.3 (a, d)
In this chapter you will:
- Name the preimage and the image, and write image points with prime marks
- Read a rule such as and say it in words
- Turn left, right, up, and down into the right signs
- Find the coordinates of a translated polygon (8.MG.3a)
- Sketch the image of a translated polygon (8.MG.3d)
- Explain why the image is congruent to the preimage
Words to know: transformation · translation · preimage · image · prime notation · translation rule · horizontal translation · vertical translation · congruent · orientation
Every translation in this chapter is vertical, horizontal, or a combination of both. Every coordinate is an integer. Reflections come in Chapter 14.
Drawing convention on every page: the preimage is dashed and the image is solid.
PAGE 2 — What a translation does
13.1 What a Translation Does
FIGURE: fig1-a-slide-with-arrows.png (full width)
Fill in the blanks.
The figure you start with is the . The figure you end with is the .
The image of point is written and is read " ."
In the figure above, every vertex slid units right and units up.
All three arrows have the same and point in the same .
- In " is translated to ," the preimage is and the image is .
Signs and directions. Complete the table.
| Direction | Changes which coordinate? | Sign |
|---|---|---|
| right | ||
| left | ||
| up | ||
| down |
Rule for units right:
Rule for units down:
PAGE 3 — Rules into words, words into rules
Four Directions, Four Rules
FIGURE: fig2-four-directions-four-rules.png (full width)
in words:
in words:
True or false: a translation makes the image larger than the preimage.
Why? _______________________________________________
Write the rule for each translation.
| Translation | Rule |
|---|---|
| a) units left | |
| b) units up | |
| c) units right and units down | |
| d) units left and units up |
- Describe each rule in words.
| Rule | In words |
|---|---|
| a) | |
| b) | |
| c) | |
| d) |
For each rule in item 8, circle one: horizontal / vertical / combination
a) H V C b) H V C c) H V C d) H V C
PAGE 4 — What survives a slide
Congruent, and Facing the Same Way
FIGURE: fig3-congruent-and-same-orientation.png (full width)
Check the boxes. Under a translation, which of these change?
☐ side lengths ☐ angle measures ☐ size ☐ shape ☐ orientation ☐ position
Quadrilateral is translated units up, with units and .
How do you know without any arithmetic? _______________________________________________
Use the figure on page 2. Rule:
Vertex traveled units and units .
Explain. Why must every vertex move the same distance in the same direction?
What would happen to the figure if one vertex moved farther than the others?
Apply it. A game piece sits at and a move slides it squares right and square up.
Rule: New location:
Find the error. A student writes " units left" as .
What went wrong? _______________________________________________
Correct rule:
PAGE 5 — Exit ticket 13.1
Exit Ticket 13.1
Rule for units right and units down:
in words:
Two things a translation preserves: and
One thing it changes:
Explain the difference between a preimage and an image, and why one is written with a prime mark.
PAGE 6 — One vertex at a time
13.2 Coordinates of a Translated Polygon
FIGURE: fig4-vertex-by-vertex-count.png (full width)
The method. Apply the rule to vertex of the preimage, one at a time.
Worked frame. under :
under :
under :
under :
with , , under :
PAGE 7 — Crossing quadrants, and working backwards
Across the Axes
FIGURE: fig5-combination-across-quadrants.png (full width)
with , , , under :
with , , , translated units left and units down.
Rule:
Working backwards. Horizontal part . Vertical part .
. Rule:
. Rule:
PAGE 8 — Independent practice, 13.2
Applying the Rule
- Find the image of each point under .
| Point | Image |
|---|---|
| a) | |
| b) | |
| c) | |
| d) |
: , , under .
: , , , , translated units right.
Rule:
Pentagon : , , , , under .
: , , ; image , , .
Rule: In words:
. Rule: Image of :
Why was one pair of points enough? _______________________________________________
PAGE 9 — Reasoning and applications, 13.2
Think It Through
Explain. A preimage vertex sits at the origin and its image also sits at the origin. What translation was applied?
Why can a translation not hold one point still while moving the others?
Explain. Why is the -coordinate of every vertex unchanged by a horizontal translation? Use the rule, not a picture.
Apply it. A park is drawn on a grid: swing , slide , bench . The park is rebuilt units east and units south.
Rule:
| Feature | Old | New |
|---|---|---|
| swing | ||
| slide | ||
| bench |
Find the error. A student applies to and writes .
Error in the -coordinate: _______________________________________________
Error in the -coordinate: _______________________________________________
Correct image:
PAGE 10 — Exit ticket 13.2
Exit Ticket 13.2
Image of under :
: , , under .
. Rule:
The "same trip check": what do you compute for each vertex, and what must be true of the results?
PAGE 11 — Two steps to a sketch
13.3 Sketching a Translated Image
FIGURE: fig6-sketching-in-two-steps.png (full width)
Step 1. Apply the rule to every vertex and the image vertices, labeling each with a .
Step 2. Connect the image vertices in the order as the preimage.
Counting instead of computing. For , from each vertex count squares right and squares down.
Three checks on a finished sketch.
- The image has the same number of as the preimage.
- A horizontal or vertical side has the same in both figures.
- The segments joining each vertex to its image are all the same and point the same .
PAGE 12 — Guided sketching
Sketch and List
FIGURE: fig8-practice-translation-set.png (full width — grids a, b, c; sketch directly on them)
Grid a), under .
Grid b), quadrilateral under .
Grid c), trapezoid , translated units up.
Rule:
After plotting every image vertex, the next step is .
Why does the order matter? _______________________________________________
PAGE 13 — More guided sketching
Plot, Connect, Check
FIGURE: fig10-blank-translation-grids.png (full width — use grids a and b)
Grid a). : , , , translated units left. Draw the preimage dashed and the image solid.
Rule:
Grid b). Square , , , , translated units down.
Rule: Image corners:
FIGURE: fig7-finding-the-rule.png (half width)
Rule that maps to :
Two vertices used to confirm it: and
The three checks, and the error each one catches.
| Check | Error it catches |
|---|---|
| 1. | |
| 2. | |
| 3. |
PAGE 14 — Independent sketching
Independent Practice 13.3
FIGURE: fig10-blank-translation-grids.png (full width — grids a, b, c for item 49; grid d for item 50)
- : , , . Sketch each image and list the coordinates.
| Translation | Image coordinates |
|---|---|
| a) units right | |
| b) units down | |
| c) units right and units down |
Quadrilateral : , , , under .
PAGE 15 — Independent sketching, continued
More Sketching
FIGURE: fig10-blank-translation-grids.png (full width — one grid per item)
Pentagon : , , , , under .
: , , under .
Quadrilateral , , , , translated units left and units up.
Rule: Image:
Explain. How does your finished picture show that the image is congruent to the preimage? Name one measurement you compared.
Explain. Which step guarantees that the orientation is preserved, and what goes wrong if it is done carelessly?
PAGE 16 — Applications and error hunt, 13.3
Slides in the Real World
FIGURE: fig10-blank-translation-grids.png (full width — grids a and b)
Apply it. A quilt block is the square , , , , repeated units right.
Rule: New corners:
Apply it. A stage riser has corners , , , and is moved units left and units down.
Rule: New corners:
Find the error. A student sketches an image under by moving only vertex and connecting to the original and .
Why can the drawing not be the image? _______________________________________________
Correct procedure: _______________________________________________
PAGE 17 — Exit ticket 13.3
Exit Ticket 13.3
FIGURE: fig10-blank-translation-grids.png (half width — grids a and b)
Grid a). : , , under .
Grid b). Square , , , , translated units right and units down.
Rule: Image corners:
While sketching, you find . Rule:
Describe the two-step sketching method in your own words, in two sentences.
PAGE 18 — Review Part A
Chapter 13 Review · Part A
Identifying the coordinates of a translated image (8.MG.3a)
Under :
a) b) c)
: , , under .
: , , , under .
translated units left:
. Rule: In words:
. What translation?
Explain: _______________________________________________
Under a vertex has image .
Preimage vertex: Forward check:
Pentagon : , , , , under .
is translated. The image vertex corresponding to is .
If units then , because .
Explain. Why must integer preimage coordinates and integer translation amounts give integer image coordinates?
PAGE 19 — Review Part B
Chapter 13 Review · Part B
Sketching a translated image (8.MG.3d)
FIGURE: fig10-blank-translation-grids.png (full width — one grid per item, repeat the figure as needed)
: , , under .
Image:
FIGURE: fig9-review-translation-set.png (full width — grid b for item 74)
Grid b), quadrilateral under .
Trapezoid , , , under .
Image:
: , , , translated units up.
Rule: Image:
Square , , , under .
Image:
Quadrilateral , , , under .
Image:
PAGE 20 — Review Part B, continued
Chapter 13 Review · Part B (continued)
FIGURE: fig10-blank-translation-grids.png (full width — one grid per item)
: , , under .
Image:
: , , under .
Image:
What does the comparison show?
Apply it. A mural design has corners , , on a grid of one-foot squares, moved feet right and feet up.
Rule: New corners:
Find the error. A student plots all four image vertices correctly but connects them in the order , , , .
Why is the drawing not the image? _______________________________________________
Rule for connecting image vertices: _______________________________________________
PAGE 21 — Review Part C
Chapter 13 Review · Part C
Mixed practice and reasoning
FIGURE: fig10-blank-translation-grids.png (full width — grids a and b for items 83 and 88)
: , , , translated units right and units up. Sketch both figures on grid a).
Rule: Image:
FIGURE: fig9-review-translation-set.png (half width — grid a for item 84)
Grid a). Rule: In words:
Second pair of vertices that confirms it:
Apply it. A pallet has corners , , , . A forklift moves it so the corner at ends at .
Rule: Other three corners after the move:
Find the error. A student translates by " units left and units down" and writes .
Sign error in : _______________________________________________
Sign error in : _______________________________________________
Correct image:
Explain. Why are the segments joining each preimage vertex to its image all the same length and all pointing the same way?
What would a figure look like if that were not true? _______________________________________________
Your turn. Choose a triangle with integer vertices and a rule with both a horizontal and a vertical part. Sketch both triangles on grid b).
My triangle: My rule:
Image:
My congruence check: _______________________________________________