Explain why the orientation of a figure is preserved in translation and rotation, but reversed in glide reflections.

Chaya Galloway

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2020-11-11

Explain why the orientation of a figure is preserved in translation and rotation, but reversed in glide reflections.

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SoosteethicU

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Because in translations and rotations, we only move (for translation) and rotate (for rotation) the figure while in glide reflections, there is a reflection or flipping the figure across a line involved.

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