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A point at (2, -5), translated 4 units left

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(-4,-5) is the answer
User Thomas LAURENT
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Translation means changing the coordinates of a point or a figure by a specified amount along the coordinate axes.

4 units to the left means -4 along the x-axis, meaning the point translates to


(2\textcolor{#FF7968}{-4},-5)=\textcolor{#FF7968}{(-2,-5)}

we subtracted 4 from the x-coordinate.

User Varius
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