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Plot the image of point P under a translation by 4 units to the left and 3 units down.

Plot the image of point P under a translation by 4 units to the left and 3 units down-example-1
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We are given the following point:


P=(-2,-4)

The given transformation is the following:


(x^(\prime),y^(\prime))=(x-4,y-3)

Replacing the values:


\begin{gathered} P^(\prime)=(-2-4,-4-3) \\ P^(\prime)=(-6,-7) \end{gathered}

Therefore, the image is (-6,-7)