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ZIMSEC O-Level Mathematics

13Transformation

Transformation in ZIMSEC O-Level 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. 13.0.1Translate, reflect, rotate and enlarge plane figures and describe these transformations fully.
  2. 13.0.2Carry out and describe one-way and two-way stretches and shears with the axes as invariant lines.
  3. 13.0.3Identify and use 2 × 2 matrices that represent transformations, including combinations of transformations.

Lessons

  • Enlargement

    16 min

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  • Matrices and transformations

    21 min

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  • Reflection, rotation and translation

    20 min

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  • Stretches and shears

    19 min

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Transformation: sample question

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Which transformation is represented by the matrix (0−110)\begin{pmatrix} 0 & -1 \\ 1 & 0 \end{pmatrix}?

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