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Translation (geometry) facts for kids

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Traslazione OK
A translation from the red shape to the blue shape.

In geometry, a translation is a transformation that moves everything by the same distance in the same direction. It does not change size or shape.

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  • Constant of integration 001

    The graphs of different antiderivatives of the function f(x) = 3x2 − 2. All are vertical translates of each other.

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Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Traslación (geometría) para niños

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