Question

If a translation is described as (x -5, y), how has the original image changed?

Answer 1

It moves the x value 5 units to the left.

Explanation:

"x - 5" means that we are subtracting 5 to whatever x value we are given. The "y" value doesn't change.

Since we are subtracting to the x value, we are going to move left 5 units.

Let's say we had the point (5, 5).

If we use the translation rule;

(5 - 5, 5)

(0, 5)

We moved the x value 5 units to the left.

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