Question

You move left 4 units. You end at (-5, -5). Where did you start?

Answer 1

(-1,-5)

Explanation:

To understand where this point was before the transformation you must first understand the transformation itself. Shifting left is a horizontal translation, this means that it will affect the x-coordinate. The x-coordinate is the first digit in the pair. Therefore, in the case of (3,5), 3 would be the x-coordinate. Additionally, moving left is moving towards the negative, so it is the same as subtracting. Thus, to find where you started, work backward. Do this by adding 4 to the x-coordinate. This means the beginning coordinate was (-1,-5).