Translations

1. Explain what a translation is

A translation is the process of changing a shape or object from one form into another.

2. Explain how a vector works. What does it look like? What does the top number indicate? What does the bottom number indicate?

A vector looks like this : (9)

(1) 

The top number in the brackets is weather it is going left or right, if it is a positive number it goes right and if it is a negative number it goes left. The number in the brackets represents how far it moves. So if it was 9 in the top brackets it would be to move 9 to the right. The same with the number in the bottom brackets but if it is a positive number it goes up and negative goes down.

1. Give a real life example of when translation is used.

Playing video game, moving buildings