Big Ideas Math: Modeling Real Life, Grade 8
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Exercise 6 Page 91

Translations are done by adding or subtracting values from the x-coordinate if the figure is being moved left or right, and from the y-coordinate if the figure is being moved up or down.

A'(-1, 4), B(2,1), C(0,0)

Practice makes perfect

We are given a triangle and asked to perform a translation.

polygon

Translations are done by adding or subtracting values from the x-coordinate if the figure is being moved left or right, and from the y-coordinate if the figure is being moved up or down. We want to draw the image of our figure after a translation of 4 units to the left and 1 unit down. So, we will subtract 4 from the x-coordinate and subtract 1 from the y-coordinate of each vertex.

Vertices of ABC (x-4,y-1) Vertices of A'B'C'
A(3,5) (3 - 4,5 - 1) A'(- 1,4)
B(6,2) (6 - 4,2 - 1) B'(2,1)
C(4,1) (4 - 4,1 - 1) C'(0,0)
Let's do the translation!
translation