Mikaellah R.

Domingo
BSN1-G

Types of Transformation: Reflection

What is a reflection? the throwing back by a body or surface of light, heat, or sound without
absorbing it.

What is reflection in transformation? Simply, reflection is when we flip a figure over a line. A
reflection is a transformation representing a flip of a figure. Figures may be reflected in a point, a
line, or a plane. In a reflection transformation, all the points of an object are reflected or flipped
on a line called the axis of reflection or line of reflection.

The original object is called the pre-image, and the reflection is called the image.
• The image is usually labeled using a prime symbol, such as A'B'C'.
• An object and its reflection have the same shape and size, but the figures face in opposite
directions. The objects appear as if they are mirror reflections, with right and left reversed.

A reflection can be seen, for example, in water, a mirror, or in a shiny surface.

Fig.1. example of reflection in transformation

Types of Transformation: Dilation

What is a dilation? The action or condition of becoming or being made wider, larger, or more
open.

What is dilation in transformation? A dilation is a transformation that produces an image that is

the same shape as the original, but is a different size.
• A dilation that creates a larger image is called an enlargement.
• A dilation that creates a smaller image is called a reduction.
• A dilation stretches or shrinks the original figure.
A description of a dilation includes the scale factor (or ratio) and the center of the dilation.
• The center of dilation is a fixed point in the plane.
• If the scale factor is greater than 1, the image is an enlargement (a stretch).
• If the scale factor is between 0 and 1, the image is a reduction (a shrink).
• If the scale factor is 1, the figure and the image are congruent.

Hint: The word "dilate" is often heard in relation to the human eye. "The pupils of the eye were
dilated."
- As light hits the eye, the pupil enlarges or contracts depending upon the amount of light.

Dilations can be seen in a variety situations like Photography, Arts and Crafts, Graphing calculator,
Food service, Logos, and Grow toys.

Fig.2. example of dilation in transformation