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Jan 2010

5. (b) (i) Using a scale of 1 cm to represent 1 unit on both axes, draw the triangle ABC
with vertices A (2, 3), B (5, 3) and C (3, 6). (3 marks)

(ii) On the same axes used in (b) (i), draw and label the line y = 2. (1 mark)

(iii) Draw the image of triangle ABC under a reflection in the line y = 2.
Label the image A/B/C/. (2 marks)

(iv) Draw a new triangle A//B//C// with vertices A// (– 7, 4), B// (– 4, 4) and
C//(– 6, 7). (1 mark)

(v) Name and describe the single transformation that maps triangle ABC onto
triangle A//B//C//. (2 marks)

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May 09

6. The diagram below shows triangles A, B and D. The line y = x is also shown.

(a) Describe, FULLY, the single transformation which maps triangle A onto:

(i) triangle D. (3 marks)

(ii) triangle B. (3 marks)

(b) State the coordinates of the vertices of triangle C, the image of triangle A after a
reflection in the line y = x. (4 marks)

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Jan 09

6. (b) The diagram below shows three triangles labelled L, M and N.

L is mapped onto M by a translation.

(i) State, in the form

( xy ) , the vector which represents the translation.
(2 marks)
(ii) L is mapped onto N by an enlargement:

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 a) Find and label on your answer sheet the point G , the centre of the
enlargement. Show your method clearly.
b) State the coordinates of G.

c) State the scale factor of the enlargement.

(4 marks)

May 08

6. (b)

(i) The figure labelled P undergoes a transformation, such that its image is Q
Describe this transformation completely. (2 marks)

(ii) draw and label

a) the line y = x

a) S, the image of P under a reflection in the line y = x.

(4 marks)

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Jan 08

6. (a) The diagram below shows a pattern made of congruent right-angled triangles. In each
triangle, the sides meeting at a right angle are 1 unit and 2 units long.

(i) Describe FULLY the single transformation that will map triangle BCL onto
triangle FHL. (3 marks)

(ii) Describe FULLY the single transformation that will map triangle BCL onto
triangle HFG. (3 marks)

May 07

/ ¿N / ¿
¿

6. (a) L /¿ M ¿
¿ is the image of LMN under an enlargement,

(i) Write on your answer sheet

a) the scale factor for the enlargement

b) the coordinates of the centre of the enlargement.

¿ / ¿N /¿ ¿
¿

L¿ / ¿ M ¿
¿ is the image of LMN under a reflection in the line y = – x.

(ii) Draw and label the triangle L//M//N// on your answer sheet.
(5 marks)

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Jan 07

/ ¿C / ¿
¿

5. (b) On the answer sheet provided,  ABC is mapped onto  A / ¿B ¿

¿ under a reflection.

(i) Write down the equation of the mirror line. (1 mark)

/ ¿C / ¿
/¿ C /
¿ ¿

 is mapped onto 
¿ ¿ ¿

A / ¿B ¿
¿ A¿ /¿ B ¿
¿ by a rotation of 180° about the point (5, 4).

¿ /¿ C /
¿ ¿
¿

(ii) Determine the coordinates of the vertices of  A ¿ / ¿ B ¿

¿ . (3 marks)

¿ /¿ C / ¿ ¿
¿

(iii) State the transformation that maps  ABC onto  A ¿ /¿ B ¿

¿ . (2 marks)

Jan 06

¿ ¿ ¿ ¿
6. The diagram below shows quadrilateral PQRS, and its image, quadrilateral PQRS alter it has
been rotated.

¿ ¿
(a) State the coordinates of the points R and S . (2 marks)

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 (b) Describe the rotation completely. (3 marks)

// // // //
(c) On the answer sheet provided, draw and label quadrilateral P Q R S which is the
¿ ¿ ¿ ¿
image of PQRS after it has been reflected in the y-axis. (3 marks)

(d) Describe completely, the single transformation that maps quadrilateral PQRS onto
// // // //
P Q R S . (2 marks)

May 05

5. (a) On graph paper, draw the x-axis and the y-axis. Using a scale of 1 cm to represent 1 unit
on both axes, draw the triangle DEF with vertices D (1, 1), E (3, 1) and F (1, 4).
(3 marks)

(i) Draw the image of DEF under reflection in the line x = 4.

Name the image D/E/F/.

(ii)
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Draw the image of D/E/F/ under translation −5 . Name the image D//E//F//.
(5 marks)

(iii) Name the type of translation that maps DEF onto  D//E//F// (5 marks)

Jan 05

6. (b) On the answer sheet provided, draw on the given axes

(i) a triangle with coordinates (2, 1), (3, 3) and (4, 3). Label it A.

(ii) the image of triangle A after a reflection in the line y = –1. Label it B.

(iii)
−4
( )
the image of triangle A after a translation by the vector 2 . Label it C.
(7 marks)

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May 04

5. An answer sheet is provided for this question.

(a) On the section of the answer sheet provided for 5 (a):

(i) write down the coordinates of the point P

−3
(ii) draw a line segment PQ through the point, P, such that the gradient of PQ is 2
(3 marks)

(b) On the section of the answer sheet provided for 5 (b):

(i) draw the reflection of quadrilateral A in the mirror line, labelled M,. Label its
image B.

(ii) draw the reflection of quadrilateral B in the mirror line, labelled M2. Label its
image C.
(4 marks)

(c) Complete the sentence in part (c) on your answer sheet, describing FULLY the single
geometric transformation which maps quadrilateral A onto quadrilateral C.
(3 marks)

Jan 04

3. (b) In the diagram below, not drawn to scale, triangle ACD is an enlargement of triangle
AB, with A as the centre of enlargement, AB = 6 cm and BC = 4 cm.

Calculate

(i) the scale factor of the enlargement which maps triangle ABE onto triangle ACD.

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 (ii) the area of triangle ACD, in cm2, given that the area of triangle ABE is 18 cm2.

May 03

¿ ¿ ¿
4. (a)  DEF, shown below, undergoes a rotation such that its image is triangle  D E F

(i) Describe COMPLETELY this rotation by stating

a) the coordinates of the centre

b) the direction of turn

c) the size of the angle turned.

(ii) Triangle DEF is mapped onto triangle ABC under a translation, T =

(−6−3 )
.
State the coordinates of A, B and C, the images of D, E and F, under T.
(6 marks)

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Jan 03

5. (b) The diagram on the answer sheet shows triangle LMN, and its image under
/ ¿N /
¿
¿

an enlargement, triangle L /¿ M ¿
¿.

(i) State the coordinates of the points L /, M / and N /.

(ii) Find C, the centre of enlargement, by using straight lines to join pairs of
corresponding vertices of the triangles. State the coordinates of C.

(iii) What is the scale factor of the enlargement?

(6 marks)

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