Question

Determine which translations would map Figure N onto Figure O.

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-12-11-10-9
A translation
11
10
9
Figure O
-9
-10
-11
-12
units and [
10 11 12
Figure N
units.

Answer 1

Left 4, Up 3

Explanation:

For the purpose of identifying translations, you need to identify what change is made to the location of a recognizable point.

Upper left corner

The upper left corner of figure O is 3 units up from the upper left corner of figure N. It is also 4 units to the left of the corresponding corner of figure N.

A suitable translation to move N to O is ...

translation Up 3 units and Left 4 units.

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Additional comment

The order of these translations does not matter, so your answer choice could also be ...

Left 4, Up 3 . . . . . . . (in the same sequence as the effect on x and y)

We can use the upper left corner in both figures because no rotation or reflection is involved. Rotation or reflection could change which vertex will appear to be "upper left."