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Describe a sequence of a translation and a rotation to form ADLG with coordinates D (2,-6), L (3, 10), and G (7. - 4)

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We have to find an original polygonal ADGL that, when tranlated and rotated, will give the polygonal with coordinates D (2,-6), L (3, 10), and G (7, - 4)​.

We have to do the trasnformation backwards for this problem.

We start with the rotation.

We can think of a rotation of 180 degrees, as it is easier.

In a rotation of 180 degrees the points with coordinates (x, y) became rotated points with coordinates (-x,-y).

Second step: we will think of a translation of one unit up in the vertical axis and one unit up in the horizontal axis.

This means that a point with coordinates (x.y) will became (x+1, y+1) after the translation.

So, for example the point D (2,-6). This is the point after the translation and rotation. So we have to work backwards.

First, previous to the rotation, we will have the point D'=(-2, -(-6))=(-2,6).

Second, previous to the translation, we should have D''=(-2-1,6-1)=(-3,5).

We can generalize this as:

Final point (x,y)

Previous to the rotation: (-x, -y)

Previous to the translation: (-x-1, -y-1)

So we have the points:

D=(2, -6) --> D''=(-2-1, 6-1)=(-3, 5)

L=(3, 10) --> L''=(-4,-11)

G=(7, -4) --> G''=(-8, 3)

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