
The Geometer’s Sketchpad
®
for TI-89, TI-92 Plus, and
© 2000-2002 KCP Technologies, Inc.
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Voyage™ 200 PLT User Guide and Reference Manual
Transformation
Required Marks
Optional Marks
Translation (rectangular vector)
none
Distance(s)
Translation (polar vector)
none
Distance, Angle
Translation (marked vector)
Vector
none
R
otation
Center
Angle
Dilation
Center
Ratio/Scale Factor
Reflection
Mirror
none
To construct the translated image of an object or objects, select the pre-
image object(s) and press
†
Transform:
m
Translate. Sketchpad
displays the Translate dialog box.
In the dialog box, indicate the vector by which you wish to translate the
selected objects. Use
ƒ
,
„
,
…
To choose between dialog pages for specifying
rectangular, polar, or marked point vectors.
ƒ
Polar
To enter a polar vector—a vector specified by a
distance and a direction. For the distance, you may
choose between a previously marked distance and a
fixed distance (such as 5 cm). For the direction, you
may choose between a previously marked angle and
a fixed angle (such as 45°).
„
Rectangular
To enter a rectangular vector—a vector specified by
horizontal and vertical offsets. For these offsets, you
may choose between previously marked distances
and fixed distances (such as 5 cm).
…
Marked
To enter a marked vector determined by two points.
You must previously mark two points as a vector
(see Mark Vector, page 65). If no vector has been
previously marked, this choice is unavailable.
Press
¸
to complete the translation.
Example Translation Steps
Display
1.
Select objects to translate.
Translate…
Sketchpad displays constant
distances and angles in the
transformation dialog boxes
using the current units. You
can change the units in
Preferences (see page 51).
For example, if Sketchpad
displays an angle in degrees
and you’d rather work in
radians, use Preferences to
switch the current angle unit
from degrees to radians.