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TransformationsEdexcel GCSE Maths: Subtopic test

10 questions, 26 marks

Edexcel GCSE Maths

Transformations

Total 26 marks

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Class

Date

  1. 1
    Triangle ABCABC has vertices A(1,2)A(1, 2), B(4,2)B(4, 2) and C(4,6)C(4, 6).
    (a)
    Triangle ABCABC is translated by the vector (−23)\begin{pmatrix} -2 \\ 3 \end{pmatrix} to form triangle A′B′C′A'B'C'. What are the coordinates of A′A'?
    [1 mark]
    • A(−1,5)(-1, 5)
    • B(3,−1)(3, -1)
    • C(−1,−1)(-1, -1)
    • D(3,5)(3, 5)
    (b)
    Triangle ABCABC is reflected in the line y=2y = 2 to form triangle A′′B′′C′′A''B''C''. What are the coordinates of C′′C''?
    [1 mark]
    • A(4,10)(4, 10)
    • B(4,−2)(4, -2)
    • C(−4,−2)(-4, -2)
    • D(4,2)(4, 2)
    (c)
    Triangle ABCABC is rotated 90°90° clockwise about the origin to form triangle A′′′B′′′C′′′A'''B'''C'''. What are the coordinates of B′′′B'''?
    [1 mark]
    • A(−2,4)(-2, 4)
    • B(2,4)(2, 4)
    • C(−4,2)(-4, 2)
    • D(2,−4)(2, -4)

    Total for question 1: 3 marks

  2. 2
    Shape PP has vertices (2,1)(2, 1), (6,1)(6, 1), (6,3)(6, 3) and (2,3)(2, 3). Shape QQ is an enlargement of shape PP with scale factor 33 and centre of enlargement (0,0)(0, 0).
    (a)
    Find the coordinates of the vertices of shape QQ that correspond to (2,1)(2, 1) and (6,3)(6, 3) on shape PP.
    [2 marks]
    (b)
    Shape PP has an area of 88 square units. Find the area of shape QQ, and state whether shape QQ is congruent or similar to shape PP.
    [2 marks]

    Total for question 2: 4 marks

  3. 3
    Shape RR has vertices A(1,1)A(1, 1), B(5,1)B(5, 1) and C(5,4)C(5, 4). Shape SS is the image of shape RR under an enlargement with scale factor −2-2 and centre (1,1)(1, 1).
    (a)
    Find the coordinates of the vertices A′A', B′B' and C′C' of shape SS.
    [3 marks]
    (b)
    Explain how a negative scale factor affects the position of the image compared with a positive scale factor of the same magnitude, and calculate the ratio of the area of shape SS to the area of shape RR.
    [3 marks]

    Total for question 3: 6 marks

  4. 4
    Triangle JJ has vertices (1,1)(1, 1), (1,3)(1, 3) and (3,1)(3, 1).
    (a)
    Triangle KK has vertices (−1,−1)(-1, -1), (−1,−3)(-1, -3) and (−3,−1)(-3, -1). Describe fully the single transformation that maps triangle JJ onto triangle KK.
    [4 marks]
    (b)
    Triangle LL has vertices (2,−1)(2, -1), (2,1)(2, 1) and (4,−1)(4, -1). Describe fully the single transformation that maps triangle JJ onto triangle LL.
    [4 marks]
    (c)
    Triangle NN is formed by first reflecting triangle JJ in the line x=0x = 0 (the yy-axis), then reflecting the image in the line x=4x = 4. Find the coordinates of the vertices of triangle NN, and describe the single transformation that maps triangle JJ directly onto triangle NN.
    [5 marks]

    Total for question 4: 13 marks

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