Slide and flip a shape on the grid

Answer Key - Grade 8 Math Worksheet

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1. 1.

   Kira slides a turtle sticker 6 units left and 4 units down on a game map. One corner, H, starts at (5, -1). Where does H′ land? Write it like (7, -3).

   (-1, -5)
2. 2.

   Luz slides a bike sticker 3 units right and 8 units down on a game map. One corner, S, starts at (-4, 2). Where does S′ land? Write it like (7, -3).

   (-1, -6)
3. 3.

   Triangle CDF on Milo's kite design has corners C(1, 2), D(4, 6) and F(5, -1). Milo flips it across the x-axis. Where is D′? Write it like (7, -3).

   (4, -6)
4. 4.

   Triangle SUV on Zee's umbrella design has corners S(-8, -2), U(-4, 5) and V(-1, -6). Zee flips it across the y-axis. Where is U′? Write it like (7, -3).

   (4, 5)
5. 5.

   Ari's kite slides on a grid. Corner D moves from (2, 5) to (-1, 9). What is the slide's rule? Fill in (x, y) → (□, □), like x + 8, y - 1.

   x - 3, y + 4
6. 6.

   Bo's boat slides on a grid. Corner D moves from (-4, 1) to (2, -6). What is the slide's rule? Fill in (x, y) → (□, □), like x + 8, y - 1.

   x + 6, y - 7
7. 7.

   Esme's rocket slides on a grid. Corner D moves from (3, -2) to (8, 1). What is the slide's rule? Fill in (x, y) → (□, □), like x + 8, y - 1.

   x + 5, y + 3

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   Coordinate grid, all four quadrants, each square one unit, 20 squares across (-10 to 10), origin in the middle.

9. 8.

   Jun's umbrella design moved on the grid. Corner D went from (4, 2) to (4, -2), and F went from (-1, 5) to (-1, -5). Which move was it?

   • a slide 4 units down
   • a flip across the y-axis
   • a flip across the x-axis
   • a flip across both axes, one after the other
10. 9.

    Kira's crown design moved on the grid. Corner G went from (3, -1) to (-3, -1), and H went from (6, 2) to (-6, 2). Which move was it?

    • a slide 6 units left
    • a flip across the x-axis
    • a flip across the y-axis
    • a flip across both axes, one after the other
11. 10.

    Milo's bus design moved on the grid. Corner Q went from (-4, 3) to (2, 1), and S went from (-1, -2) to (5, -4). Which move was it?

    • a slide 6 units right and 2 units down
    • a flip across the x-axis
    • a slide 2 units right and 6 units down
    • a slide 6 units left and 2 units down