Question

1. what is the term for a transformation that slides a figure along a straight line?

translation
dilation
rotation
reflection

Explanation:

Translation is a geometric transformation that moves every point of a figure or a space by the same distance in a given direction, which means sliding along a straight - line. Dilation changes the size of a figure, rotation turns a figure around a point, and reflection flips a figure over a line.

Answer:

A. translation