Question

A triangle is drawn on the coordinate plane. It is translated 4 units right and 3 units down. Which rule describes the translation?

Answer 1

(x, y ) → (x + 4, y - 3 )

Explanation:

A translation of 4 units to the right is a positive shift in the x- direction, that is,

The x- coordinate of the image is the original + 4

A translation of 3 units down is a negative shift in the y- direction, that is

The y- coordinate of the image is the original - 4

Putting the 2 together

(x, y ) → (x + 4, y - 3 )