Mathematics for IGCSE & O level - Transformations (Section 7 - No. 2)
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of translations?
The shape's size and orientation remain the same.
Each point of the shape moves the same distance in the same direction.
The image is congruent to the original object.
The image is similar but not congruent to the original object.
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Translations preserve size and shape; thus the image is congruent, not just similar.