Translation

1. A translation is a transformation that moves all points of a figure the same distance in the same direction.

2. Translating means to simply move the figure, it involves no rotating or resizing.



3. Properties of a translation are:
 * Lengths of the segments stay the same
 * Angle measures stay the same
 * Parallel lines remain parallel
 * Collinearity: points stay on the same lines
 * Midpoints remain the same
 * Letter ordering stays the same

4. For a video that will teach you more about translations, please click [|here].