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6 Translation and Dilation

The document defines and provides examples of translation and dilation, two geometric transformations. Translation maps every point (x,y) to (x+x0, y+y0) where (x0, y0) is the center of translation. Dilation maps every point (x,y) to (kx, ky) where k is the dilation factor and the center is at the origin (0,0). Translation preserves distances between points, but dilation does not, since it rescales all lengths by a factor of k. Both transformations preserve collinearity and angles between lines.

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6 Translation and Dilation

The document defines and provides examples of translation and dilation, two geometric transformations. Translation maps every point (x,y) to (x+x0, y+y0) where (x0, y0) is the center of translation. Dilation maps every point (x,y) to (kx, ky) where k is the dilation factor and the center is at the origin (0,0). Translation preserves distances between points, but dilation does not, since it rescales all lengths by a factor of k. Both transformations preserve collinearity and angles between lines.

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Translation and Dilation

Translation
Translation is a geometric transformation
It is denoted by TA , where A0 is called center
0

of Translation.
Any point A is mapped to A0  A by Translation.

If A  ( x, y), A0  ( x0, y0 ) , then TA : A  A  A0


0

or maps ( x, y) to ( x  x0, y  y0 )

Ex.
Prove that any translation is an isometry.
Let A  ( x1, y1) and B  ( x2, y2 ) then they mapped
to
A  ( x1  x0 , y1  y0 ) and B  ( x2  x0 , y2  y0 )
We have
AB  A B  ( x1  x2 )2  ( y1  y2 )2

Problems
1- Plot the image of the line segment
[ AB], A  (0,2), B  (2,0)
by the translation
TA , A0  (3, 4)
0

2- Plot the image of the triangle


ABC, A  (4,3), B  (3,1),C  (1,2),
by the translation
TA , A0  (1,2)
0

3- Plot the image of the circle with center


(1, 1)
and radius 3 by the translation
TA , A0  (0, 2)
0

x  y 1  0,
4- Plot the image of the straight line
TA , A0  (1,0)
by the translation 0
Dilation
Dilation is a geometric transformation
It is denoted by M A (k ) , where A0 is called
0

center of Dilation and k its factor.


Any point A is mapped to A0  k ( A  A0 ) by
Dilation. That is Dilation makes translation
to figures and also change their lengthes.
If k 1 Dilation is called Extraction and if k 1
it is called Contraction.
If A0  (0,0) then A is mapped to k A .

Here we shall consider only, this case for


which any point ( x, y) is mapped to (k x, k y) .

Ex.1
Prove that any Dilation is not an isometry.
If A  ( x1, y1), B  ( x2, y2 ) any two points, then they
mapped by Dilation to A  (kx1, ky1), B  (kx2, ky2 )
AB  ( x1  x2 )2  ( y1  y2 )2 while
A B  k ( x1  x2 )2  ( y1  y2 )2

In general AB  A B and hence any Dilation

is not an isometry.

Ex.2
Prove that any Dilation maps a line segment
to a line segment factored by |k|.
Let |AB| be a line segment with interior point
C. Also let any Dilation maps the points A,B
and C to A’, B’ and C’ .
We have
|AC|+|CB|=|AB| (1)
|AB|=|K||A’B’| (2)
|AC|=|K||A’C’|, |CB|=|K||C’B’| (3)
From (1), (2) and (3)
|A’C’|+|C’B’|=|A’B’|
Last equation means a line segment with
interior point C’. This line segment is the
image by Dilation, and from (2) it is factored
by|k|.

Problems
1- Find the image of the circle with center
(-2,1) and radius 5, by Dilation with center
(0,0) and factor - (1/2).
2- Find the image of the triangle ABC,
A=(1,2), B=(3,2), C=(3,5), by Dilation with
center (0,0) and factor 3.
3- Prove that the Dilation with center (0,0)
and factor (-1), is equivalent to Rotation with
center (0,0) and angle 180 or -180.
4- Prove that any Dilation, although it is not
an isometry, it preserves straight lines and
measures of angles.

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