Dilation
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Dilation, rotation, reflection and translation (Go to www.mathwarehouse.com/transformations/) For more information
A translation is when a shape slides. There are three other transformations other than this: * rotation * dilation * reflection. During translation, an object changes its position but not orientation.
The application of reflection in real life is that it is used in vehicles in the rear mirrors. Also, in enlargement: it can be images which have to be resized to fit needs. In rotation Isometric drawing is used in IT and designing. When given multiple views such as side, front and elevated view, a figure is imagined and drawn. This includes rotation as the object has to be seen from various perspectives. Another example is a giant wheel which is rotating. The image on the side shows the above two examples.
The 3 transformations of math are: translation, reflection and rotation. These are the well known ones. There is a fourth, dilation, in which the pre image is the same shape as the image, but the same size in the world