Geometry · Foundation · 5 min
Translations
A translation adds one displacement vector to every point.
WHAT HAPPENS IF…Can a translation turn a horizontal side vertical?
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For any two points P and Q, the translated difference is (Q+d)−(P+d)=Q−P. Therefore all distances, angles, area, and orientation are unchanged. Translation generally moves the origin, unlike a linear map.
A detail that matters
Moving different vertices by different amounts is not a translation.
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