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 is the figure if being moved up or down.
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We are given the graph of the trapezoid. Let's name its vertices A, B, C and D.
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 is the figure if being moved up or down. We want to draw the image of our figure after a translation 3 units to the left and 2 units up. Therefore, we will subtract 3 from the x-coordinate and add 2 to the y-coordinate of each vertex.
