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Cambridge IGCSE Mathematics

7.1Transformations

Transformations in Cambridge IGCSE Mathematics: what the syllabus expects you to know, the learning objectives and how to practise.
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Learning objectives

What the syllabus expects you to be able to do.

  1. 7.1.1Recognise, describe fully and draw reflections of shapes in a straight line (Core: vertical or horizontal lines).
  2. 7.1.2Recognise, describe fully and draw rotations through multiples of 90° (Core: about the origin, a vertex or the midpoint of an edge of the shape).
  3. 7.1.3Recognise, describe fully and draw enlargements from a centre by a scale factor (Core: positive and fractional scale factors; Extended: also negative scale factors).
  4. 7.1.4Recognise, describe and draw translations by a column vector.
  5. 7.1.5Extended: work with combinations of transformations.

Lessons

  • Enlargement

    16 min

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  • Reflection, rotation and translation

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Transformations: sample question

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The point (3,−2)(3, -2) is enlarged with centre the origin and scale factor 44. What are the coordinates of its image?

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