Mathematics GCSE
Transformations on coordinate axes
What Transformations on coordinate axes means in Mathematics GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Transformations on coordinate axes
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Rotation, reflection, translation and enlargement applied to shapes while tracking vertex coordinates through each transformation.
Topics that use Transformations on coordinate axes
- Properties and constructions (AQA GCSE)
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- Alternate and corresponding angles on parallel lines
- Angle bisection
- Angle sums in triangles, polygons and regular polygons
- Arc
- ASA
- centre
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