Position and Direction: Interactive Quizzes for Year 6 Maths

Question 1

When a shape is flipped over a line, creating an exact copy on the other side, what is this transformation called?

Accepted Answer

Reflection

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Rotation

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Translation

Question 2

Which transformation moves a shape without changing its size or shape?

Accepted Answer

Translation

Answer

Rotation

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Reflection

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Enlargement

Question 3

What's the difference between congruent and similar shapes? How can transformations be used to create them?

Accepted Answer

Congruent shapes are the same size and shape, while similar shapes are the same shape but not necessarily the same size.

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Congruent shapes are the same shape but not necessarily the same size, while similar shapes are the same size and shape.

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Transformations can only be used to create congruent shapes, not similar shapes.

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Transformations can only be used to create similar shapes, not congruent shapes.

Question 4

How many lines of symmetry of a rectangle are at right angles to each other?

Accepted Answer

Two

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One

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Three

Question 5

To double the perimeter of a square with a side length of 5 cm, which transformation should be applied?

Accepted Answer

Dilate by a scale factor of 2

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Translate 5 cm to the right

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Rotate 90 degrees

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Reflect over a diagonal

Question 6

A shape is moved 5 units to the right and 3 units up. How will the new coordinates of the shape be different from its original coordinates?

Accepted Answer

The x-coordinate increases by 5 and the y-coordinate increases by 3.

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The x-coordinate increases by 3 and the y-coordinate increases by 5.

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The x-coordinate decreases by 5 and the y-coordinate decreases by 3.

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The x-coordinate decreases by 3 and the y-coordinate decreases by 5.

Question 7

Which transformation can change the size of a shape without altering its shape?

Accepted Answer

Dilation

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Translation

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Reflection

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Rotation

Question 8

When a square is rotated 180 degrees around a fixed point, what will be its new orientation compared to its original orientation?

Accepted Answer

Opposite orientation to the original

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Same orientation as the original

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Rotated 90 degrees clockwise from the original

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Rotated 90 degrees counterclockwise from the original

Question 9

What is the perimeter of a square with sides measuring 5 centimeters?

Accepted Answer

20 cm

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10 cm

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25 cm

Question 10

What is the total measure of the interior angles of a regular polygon with 12 sides?

Accepted Answer

1080 degrees

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900 degrees

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1200 degrees

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1440 degrees

Question 11

Identify the coordinates of the point located 3 units to the right and 4 units up from the origin.

Accepted Answer

(3, 4)

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(-3, 4)

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(4, 3)

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(-4, 3)

Question 12

Which characteristic does NOT apply to rectangles?

Accepted Answer

Diagonals are perpendicular

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Opposite sides have equal length

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All angles measure 90 degrees

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All sides are parallel

Question 13

Identify the point of intersection of the diagonals in a parallelogram.

Accepted Answer

Centroid

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Circumcentre

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Incentre

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Orthocentre

Question 14

What is the x-coordinate of the point P(3, -2)?

Accepted Answer

3

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-2

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0

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2

Question 15

Which of the following transformations will move a shape 2 units to the right?

Accepted Answer

Translation

Answer

Rotation

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Reflection

Answer

Dilation

Question 16

What is the scale factor of a map that has a scale of 1:50,000?

Accepted Answer

1/50,000

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50,000

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25,000

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100,000

Question 17

Which of the following is the correct way to describe the direction North East?

Accepted Answer

Up-right

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Down-right

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Up-left

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Down-left

Question 18

What is the volume of a cube with a side length of 3 cm?

Accepted Answer

27 cm

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9 cm

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18 cm

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54 cm

Question 19

Which of the following is NOT a type of angle?

Accepted Answer

Curved

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Acute

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Right

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Obtuse

Question 20

Which of the following is a 3D shape?

Accepted Answer

Cube

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Square

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Triangle

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Circle

Question 21

What is the volume of a cube with a side length of 3 cm?

Accepted Answer

27 cm³

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9 cm³

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18 cm³

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36 cm³

Question 22

What are the coordinates of the point located two units to the right of the origin and three units up?

Accepted Answer

(2, 3)

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(-2, 3)

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(3, 2)

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(-3, 2)

Question 23

When a triangle is flipped across the vertical line (y-axis), what transformation has occurred?

Accepted Answer

Reflection

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Translation

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Rotation

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Dilation

Question 24

Which of the following is a line that divides a circle into two equal halves?

Accepted Answer

Any diameter

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Any radius

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Any chord

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Any tangent

Question 25

A point is located on the coordinate plane. Which pair of coordinates represents this point if it is located 3 units to the right and 2 units up from the origin?

Accepted Answer

(3, 2)

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(2, 3)

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(2, -3)

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(3, -2)

Question 26

Which of the following is not a type of angle?

Accepted Answer

Curved

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Acute

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Right

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Obtuse

Question 27

A map shows that 1 cm on the map represents 5 km in real life. What is the scale of the map?

Accepted Answer

1:5,000

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1:50,000

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1:500,000

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1:5,000,000

Question 28

Which direction is opposite to northeast?

Accepted Answer

Southwest

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Northwest

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Southeast

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East

Question 29

Which of the following 3D shapes has 6 square faces?

Accepted Answer

Cube

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Sphere

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Cylinder

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Cone

Question 30

Which transformation will move the shape 3 units to the right?

Accepted Answer

Translation

Answer

Rotation

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Reflection

Answer

Enlargement

Question 31

Which set of coordinates represents a point that is three squares to the right (positive x-direction) and two squares up (positive y-direction) from the origin (0,0)?

Accepted Answer

(+3, +2)

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(+2, +3)

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(-3, +2)

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(+2, -3)

Question 32

Which of the following maps has a scale of 1:500?

Accepted Answer

A map where 1 centimeter on the map represents 500 centimeters in real life

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A map where 1 centimeter on the map represents 50 centimeters in real life

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A map where 500 centimeters on the map represents 1 centimeter in real life

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A map where 50 centimeters on the map represents 1 centimeter in real life

Question 33

Which of the following shapes is symmetrical about both the x-axis and the y-axis?

Accepted Answer

Square

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Rectangle

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Circle

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Triangle

Question 34

What is the volume of a cube with a side length of 3 centimeters?

Accepted Answer

27 cubic centimeters

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9 cubic centimeters

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18 cubic centimeters

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36 cubic centimeters

Question 35

What is the key difference between a rhombus and a rectangle?

Accepted Answer

A rhombus has equal sides, while a rectangle does not.

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A rectangle has right angles, while a rhombus does not.

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A rhombus is a regular quadrilateral, while a rectangle is not.

Question 36

A shape has three lines of symmetry. How many times can you rotate it around a point so that it looks exactly the same?

Accepted Answer

3

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1

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2

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4

Question 37

How does a translation differ from a rotation?

Accepted Answer

Translation: Moves a shape in a straight line; Rotation: Turns a shape around a fixed point

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Translation: Changes the size of a shape; Rotation: Does not change the size

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Rotation: Moves a shape in a straight line; Translation: Turns a shape around a fixed point

Question 38

What are the coordinates of the point located 3 units to the right and 2 units below the origin?

Accepted Answer

(3, -2)

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(-3, 2)

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(3, 2)

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(-3, -2)

Question 39

When a shape is enlarged by 200%, what is its scale factor?

Accepted Answer

2

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0.2

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0.5

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1.5

Question 40

Which direction is opposite to north-west?

Accepted Answer

South-west

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North-east

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South-east

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North-west

Question 41

Which shape has four equal sides and four right angles?

Accepted Answer

Square

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Rectangle

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Trapezium

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Parallelogram

Question 42

Which transformation flips the shape over a horizontal line?

Accepted Answer

Reflection

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Translation

Answer

Rotation

Question 43

Which of the following is NOT a transformation you can perform on a shape?

Accepted Answer

Add

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Move

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Turn

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Flip

Question 44

Which symbol means a line is perpendicular?

Accepted Answer

⟂

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||

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=

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≠

Question 45

Which shape has 4 equal sides and 4 right angles?

Accepted Answer

Square

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Triangle

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Rectangle

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Rhombus

Question 46

Which of the following is a 3D shape?

Accepted Answer

Cube

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Square

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Rectangle

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Triangle

Question 47

Which coordinates show a point 3 units to the right and 5 units up from the origin?

Accepted Answer

(3, 5)

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(5, 3)

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(-3, 5)

Answer

(-5, 3)

Question 48

A shape is moved 4 units left and 2 units down. What are the new coordinates of the point (2, 5) after this movement?

Accepted Answer

(-2, 3)

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(6, 7)

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(2, 7)

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(-2, 5)

Question 49

Which type of symmetry does a circle have?

Accepted Answer

Rotational symmetry

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Reflection symmetry

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Translational symmetry

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No symmetry

Question 50

What direction is opposite to north-east?

Accepted Answer

South-west

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North-west

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South-east

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West

Question 51

A garden is 8 metres long and 5 metres wide. What is the total distance around the garden (its perimeter)?

Accepted Answer

26 metres

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13 metres

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40 metres

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50 metres

Question 52

Which shape is a regular polygon?

Accepted Answer

Square

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Trapezium

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Parallelogram

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Pentagon

Question 53

A triangle has angles measuring 60 degrees, 70 degrees, and 50 degrees. What type of triangle is it?

Accepted Answer

Acute triangle

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Right-angled triangle

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Obtuse triangle

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Isosceles triangle

Question 54

Which net can be folded to create a cube?

Accepted Answer

A square and four rectangles

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Two squares and two rectangles

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Three squares and three rectangles

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Four squares and two rectangles

Question 55

What are the coordinates of point A on the grid below?
[Image of a grid with a point labeled A at (3, 5)]

Accepted Answer

3, 5

Answer

5, 3

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-3, 5

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-5, 3

Question 56

Which of the following is true about parallel lines?

Accepted Answer

They never intersect.

Answer

They intersect at right angles.

Question 57

What is the volume of the following cube?
[Image of a cube with side length 3 cm]

Accepted Answer

27 cm³

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9 cm³

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81 cm³

Question 58

What is the transformation that moves a shape 5 units to the right?

Accepted Answer

Translation

Answer

Rotation

Answer

Reflection

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Dilation

Question 59

Which compass point is opposite to north-west?

Accepted Answer

South-west

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North-east

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South-east

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West

Question 60

Which of the following is a translation that moves a shape 3 units to the right and 1 unit down?

Accepted Answer

(x + 3, y - 1)

Answer

(x - 3, y + 1)

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(x + 3, y + 1)

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(x - 3, y - 1)

Question 61

Which compass direction is 90 degrees clockwise from west?

Accepted Answer

East

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North

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South

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West

Question 62

A regular octagon has 8 lines of symmetry. What is the order of rotational symmetry for a regular octagon?

Accepted Answer

8

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4

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6

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12

Question 63

What are the coordinates of the point that is 3 units to the right of the origin and 2 units above the origin?

Accepted Answer

(3, 2)

Answer

(2, 3)

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(-3, 2)

Answer

(-2, 3)

Question 64

Which of the following is a vector?

Accepted Answer

(3, 0)

Answer

5

Answer

The point (2, 3)

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The line y = 2