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What is the image point of (-5,3) after a translation left 3 units and down 1 unit?

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Answer:

(- 8, 2 )

Explanation:

A shift of 3 left means subtract 3 from the x- coordinate

A shift of 1 down means subtract 1 from the y- coordinate

Translation rule is

(x, y ) → (x - 3, y - 1 ), thus

(- 5, 3 ) → (- 5 - 3, 3 - 1 ) → (- 8, 2 )