Question

If MN is translated 1 unit to the left to

produce M'N', what is the area of
parallelogram NMM' N'?
A. 3 square units
B. 4 square units
C. 5 square units
D. 6 square units

Answer 1

A - 3 square units

Explanation:

This is a type of geometry problem so we need to use principles of translations. They say to translate M and N one unit to the left so T<-1,0>. We translate M(2,5) to M'(1,5) and N(5,1) to N'(4,1) because we subtract one from the x coordinate.

Now, you can use a drawing to find the area or you can simply find the difference in x and y values.

Let's use a drawing:

Since we know the horizontal and vertical distance, we do 3 x 1 = 3 square units.