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Which graph shows the image of the triangleafter a translation 6 units to the left, followedby a reflection across the y-axis?

Which graph shows the image of the triangleafter a translation 6 units to the left-example-1
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As you can see, the triangle has 3 vertices, located at:

(1,1) , (4,1) , (1,3)

after a translation 6 units to the left, the new coordinates will be:

(1 - 6,1) = (-5, 1)

(4 - 6, 1) = (-2, 1)

(1 - 6, 3) = (-5, 3)

after a reflection across the y-axis, the new coordinates will be:

(-5*(-1), 1) = (5,1)

(-2*(-1),1) = (2,1)

(-5*(-1), 3 ) = (5,3)

After these transformations, the coordinates of the triangle are:

(5,1) , (2,1) , (5,3)

Therefore, the correct choice is C.

In order to get the answer A, you can do the following:

As you can see the coordinates of the vertices of that triangle are:

(-10, 1) , (-7, 1) , (-7, 3)

So, first let's do a reflection across the y-axis:

(1*(-1) , 1) = (-1, 1)

(4*(-1) , 1) = (-4,1)

(1*(-1) , 3) = (-1, 3)

Now, we can do a translation 6 units to the left:

(-1 - 6, 1) = (-7,1)

(-4-6, 1) = (-10,1)

(-1-6,3) = (-7,3)

As you can see, they coincide with the coordinates of choice A

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