Question

A triangle in the coordinate plane has coordinates of (3, 5), (1, −3), and (−3, 4). It is translated so that its new coordinates are (1, 7), (−1, −1), and (−5, 6). What translation occurred? A) It moved left two units and up two units. B) It moved right two units and up two units. C) It moved left two units and down two units. D) It moved right two units and down two units

Answer 1

The answer is A) It moved left two units and up two units.

The coordinates of the triangle is given as (3, 5), (1, −3), and (−3, 4).

It is translated so that its new coordinates are (1, 7), (−1, −1), and (−5, 6).

To find the translation we have to substract the two coordinates.

By doing that we can see the shifting takes place according to the formula (x,y)>(x-2,y+2).

Hence The triangle moved left two units and up two units.