Mathematics GCSE
translation on a grid
What translation on a grid means in Mathematics GCSE, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of translation on a grid
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Reference: Pearson Edexcel
A slide that moves every point of a shape the same distance in the same direction, so the image is congruent to the object and keeps the same way up.
Topics that use translation on a grid
- Geometry and measures - Vectors (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
Related terms
- column vector notation
- Parallel and collinear vectors
- Ratios on a line
- resultant vectors
- scalar multiplication
- Vector arithmetic (diagrammatic and column)
- column vector arithmetic
- diagrammatic representation
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