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Exploring Geometric Transformations in a Dynamic Environment - Activity 4: Exploring Glide-Reflections

Author(s): 
Cheryll E. Crowe (Eastern Kentucky University)

This applet and accompanying activities illustrate the glide-reflection of a figure (that is, reflection across a line in the plane together with a translation by a vector parallel to the line of reflection) including exploration of how the glide-reflection affects rectangular coordinates.

Open the pdf activity file and applet in separate windows (or print the pdf file instead) so you can work through the suggested activities.

Cheryll E. Crowe (Eastern Kentucky University), "Exploring Geometric Transformations in a Dynamic Environment - Activity 4: Exploring Glide-Reflections," Convergence (June 2010), DOI:10.4169/loci003506