Selected Response Item - Released in 2005 |
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Look at the figure on the left and its image on the right.

Which of these describes the transformation of the original figure onto its image?
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- translation and dilation
- translation and reflection
- translation
- reflection
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Correct Answer: B
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Selected Response Item - Released in 2000 |
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| A meeting room has the picture shown below on one of the walls. A mirror on
the opposite wall shows a reflection of the picture.

What is the appearance of the picture in the mirror? |




/share/clg/xml/public_release/mathematics/2000_213_geo02.xml |
Correct Answer: A
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Selected Response Item - Released in 2000 |
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ΔPQR has been translated to the position of ΔP'Q'R'. Rectangle WXYZ will be
translated to a corresponding position using the same transformation.

What is the location of X' in the new rectangle? |
- (0, 2)
- (10, 2)
- (0, 12)
- (10, 12)
/share/clg/xml/public_release/mathematics/2000_213_geo15.xml |
Correct Answer: B
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Selected Response Item - Released in 2000 |
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A line segment on the coordinate plane joins (0, 5) to the origin. After a rotation
the slope of this segment is 0. Which of these could be the angle of rotation? |
- 45° clockwise
- 90° clockwise
- 180° clockwise
- 360° clockwise
/share/clg/xml/public_release/mathematics/2000_213_geo26.xml |
Correct Answer: B
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Brief Constructed Response (BCR) Item - Released in 2000 |
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A triangle with vertices at (0, 0), (0, 6), and (4, 0) is shown on the grid below.

Complete the following in the answer box below:
- Draw the dilation image of the triangle using a scale factor of 3 and using (0, 0) as the center of the dilation on the grid provided in the Answer Book.
- What is the difference between a dilation using a scale factor greater than 1 and a dilation using a scale factor between 0 and 1? Use examples to justify
your answer.
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/share/clg/xml/public_release/mathematics/2000_213_geo37.xml |
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Brief Constructed Response (BCR) Item - Released in 2003 |
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Figure ABCDEFG below is to be reflected over line to form figure A'B'C'D'E'F'.
Complete the following on a piece of paper and/or in the answer box below:
- Draw the reflection of the figure over line
.
- Explain the steps you used to draw the reflection of the figure.
- Explain the relationship of the distance between line
and point D to the distance between line and point D'.
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/share/clg/xml/public_release/mathematics/2003_213_geo17.xml |
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Selected Response Item - Released in 2003 |
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A fan has 5 congruent blades that are spaced equally as shown below.
What is the measure of the angle of rotation if blade M moves clockwise to the position of blade P ? |
- 36°
- 45°
- 60°
- 72°
/share/clg/xml/public_release/mathematics/2003_213_geo23.xml |
Correct Answer: D
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Selected Response Item - Released in 2003 |
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Which of these transformations can change the area of a polygon? |
- translation
- rotation
- reflection
- dilation
/share/clg/xml/public_release/mathematics/2003_213_geo32.xml |
Correct Answer: D
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Selected Response Item - Released in 2001 |
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A person playing miniature golf hits the ball from point T to point M on the
wall. The path of the ball after it bounces off the wall will be the reflection
of line TM across the dotted line.
Which point will the ball pass through? |
- W
- X
- Y
- Z
/share/clg/xml/public_release/mathematics/2001_213_geo18.xml |
Correct Answer: C
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Selected Response Item - Released in 2001 |
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A member of the Boating Club created a design with two boats. The two boats in the design are
related only by a translation. Which of these could be the design? |




/share/clg/xml/public_release/mathematics/2001_213_geo19.xml |
Correct Answer: B
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Brief Constructed Response (BCR) Item - Released in 2001 |
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Figure ABCD is shown on the grid below.
Use the answer box to complete the following. (You will also need to use graph paper to complete the answer satisfactorily.)
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On a grid, reflect ABCD across the y-axis.
Label the image A'B'C'D'.
- Use mathematics to explain how a reflection across the y-axis affects the
coordinates of any point (x, y). Use words, symbols, or both in your
explanation.
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On the same grid, translate A'B'C'D' 6 units
down. Label the image of this translation A"B"C"D".
- Use mathematics to explain how a translation 6 units down affects the
coordinates of any point (x, y). Use words, symbols, or both in your
explanation.
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Selected Response Item - Released in 2002 |
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Many clocks and calculators use digital numbers like the ones shown below. Of the first three numbers, only 1 and 3 will appear the same when reflected about line .
Which of these remaining numbers will also look the same when reflected over
line ? |
- 8 and 9
- 6 and 0
- 5, 8, and 0
- 8 and 0
/share/clg/xml/public_release/mathematics/2002_213_geo02.xml |
Correct Answer: D
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Selected Response Item - Released in 2002 |
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A rectangular lot is plotted on a coordinate plane. A flagpole will be moved from its location at the coordinates (1,2) to the left 3 units. What are the new coordinates of the flagpole? |
- (-2, 2)
- (-2, -1)
- (1, -1)
- (4, 2)
/share/clg/xml/public_release/mathematics/2002_213_geo16.xml |
Correct Answer: A
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Brief Constructed Response (BCR) Item - Released in 2002 |
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The plan for a new housing development is shown below. Each lot will have a house, a garage, and a driveway identical in shape to the one shown below. Driveways have already been poured for lots B, C, and D. Each driveway must attach to the garage of each house.
Complete the following in the answer box below:
- Sketch the positions of the three new houses and their garages. Use mathematics to describe the transformation or transformations needed to reproduce the houses and garages from lot A to lot B, lot B to lot C, and lot C to lot D.
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/share/clg/xml/public_release/mathematics/2002_213_geo20.xml |
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Selected Response Item - Released in 2002 |
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A dilation with center P maps the rectangle RSTU to the rectangle as shown below.
What is the scale factor of this dilation? |
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 9
/share/clg/xml/public_release/mathematics/2002_213_geo33.xml |
Correct Answer: B
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Selected Response Item - Released in 2005 |
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A translation maps L to L' as shown below. Using the same translation, P is mapped to P'.

What are the coordinates of P'? |
- (2,1)
- (4,11)
- (6,3)
- (9,9)
/share/clg/xml/public_release/mathematics/2005_213_geo20.xml |
Correct Answer: C
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Selected Response Item - Released in 2005 |
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Look at the figure below.

Which of these shows a 270° clockwise rotation of the figure? |




/share/clg/xml/public_release/mathematics/2005_213_geo27.xml |
Correct Answer: A
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Selected Response Item - Released in 2003 |
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The figure below is to be reflected first over the x-axis and then over the y-axis.
Which of these diagrams represents the resulting figure? |




/share/clg/xml/public_release/mathematics/2003_213_geo20.xml |
Correct Answer: D
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Selected Response Item - Released in 2004 |
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Triangle PQR is shown below.

What is the image of point Q after a
rotation of 90° counterclockwise
about the origin? |
- (0, 5)
- (–5, 0)
- (0, –5)
- (5, 0)
/share/clg/xml/public_release/mathematics/2004_213_geo02.xml |
Correct Answer: A
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Selected Response Item - Released in 2004 |
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Triangle PQR is shown below. Triangle PQR will be mapped to its image P'Q'R'.
This will be done by increasing each of its x-coordinates by 5.

Which term best describes the transformation? |
- dilation
- reflection
- rotation
- translation
/share/clg/xml/public_release/mathematics/2004_213_geo09.xml |
Correct Answer: D
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Brief Constructed Response (BCR) Item - Released in 2004 |
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Look at figure ABCDE below.

Complete the following on a piece of paper and/or in the answer box below:
- Draw the reflection of figure ABCDE over line m. Label the corresponding
vertices A'B'C'D'E'.
- What is the relationship between
ABC and A'B'C'? Use mathematics to
justify your answer.
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/share/clg/xml/public_release/mathematics/2004_213_geo17.xml |
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Selected Response Item - Released in 2004 |
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Which of these transformations in the coordinate plane can change the area of a
geometric figure? |
- dilation
- reflection
- rotation
- translation
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Correct Answer: A
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