| Term | Definition |
|---|
| bisect | to cut in half |
| compass | a tool for drawing circles and arcs |
| dilations | changes the size of the shape (multiply by the factor given) if the factor is >1 the shape will get bigger, <1 will get smaller |
| factor | found by multiplication |
| line segment | a line that ends on both sides (with a point, not an arrow) |
| perpendicular bisector | a line that cuts another line in half at an angle of 90ยบ |
| reflection | like a mirror image, count to the x or y-axis, then repeat |
| rotation | to turn a shape (by turning the paper and drawing again) |
| transformation | changes to a shape on the coordinate plane: rotate, reflect, translation, dilate |
| translation | moves a shape, (+, +) means right, up and (-, -) means left, down |
| vertex | corners of a shape or where 2 sides meet |
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