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OpenStudy (anonymous):

Troy performed four different transformations on the polygon to create four different tessellations. Each figure below shows the different tessellations he created. Which tessellation was created using a transformation that was different from the others? Figure 2 Figure 3 Figure 1 Figure 4

OpenStudy (anonymous):

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Do you know what a reflection is?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

a little why

OpenStudy (anonymous):

one of the figures are not reflected, do you know which one it is?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

figure 2

OpenStudy (anonymous):

No that one is reflected, do you know why?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

no lol

OpenStudy (anonymous):

do you see that it looks like the exact opposite of the figure above?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

So the line the two figures are touching at is called the line of reflection

OpenStudy (anonymous):

ok

OpenStudy (anonymous):

i get it

OpenStudy (anonymous):

so that one is reflected...one of the figures is translated while the others are reflected

OpenStudy (anonymous):

so its 3 or 1 im sure

OpenStudy (anonymous):

why do you think it's 3/1?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

because i know im sure lol well i think??

OpenStudy (anonymous):

explain to me why you think it is 3 or why you think it is 1? do you know what a translation is?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

dam i know it but i dont no how to explain it

OpenStudy (anonymous):

do you know what a translation is?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

yeah i know it!

OpenStudy (anonymous):

pleas help

OpenStudy (anonymous):

its like a slide so does figure 3 look like its slided or reflected?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

yes its reflected

OpenStudy (anonymous):

so figure 1 is translated right?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

yes

OpenStudy (anonymous):

so that's the correct answer!

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