standard_description: Represent transformations in the plane using, e.g., transparencies and geometry software; describe transformations as functions that take points in the plane as inputs and give other points as outputs. Compare transformations that preserve distance and angle to those that do not (e.g., translation versus horizontal stretch).
problem_activity: The two triangles in the picture below are congruent:
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a.   Give a sequence of rotations, translations, and/or reflections that take
$${\triangle PRQ}$$
to
$${\triangle ABC}$$
.
b.   Is it possible to show the congruence in part (a) using only translations and rotations? Explain.


aligns: no