Question

Suppose you start at the origin, move along the x-axis a distance of 4 units in the positive direction, and then move downward along the z-axis a distance of 2 units. What are the coordinates of your position

Answer 1

`B = (x+4,y-2)`

Explanation:

Let the current position be A:

`A = (x,y)`

Required

Determine the new position

First, you move 4 units to the right.

This is represented as
`x + a`

Where a is the number of units to the right

In this case:

`a = 4`

So, we have:
`x + 4`

Then you move 2 units downwards

This is represented as
`y - b`

Where b is the number of units downwards.

In this case:

`b = 2`

So, we have:
`y - 2`

So, the new position (B) is:

`B = (x+4,y-2)`