Question

A triangle in the coordinate plane has coordinates of (3, 5), (1, −3), and (−3, 4). It is translated so that its new coordinates are (1, 7), (−1, −1), and (−5, 6). What translation occurred? A) It moved left two units and up two units. B) It moved right two units and up two units. C) It moved left two units and down two units. D) It moved right two units and down two units

Answer 1

A) It moved left two units and up two units.

Answer 2

Given that a triangle in the coordinate plane has coordinates of (3, 5), (1, −3), and (−3, 4). Now these points are translated and the new coordinates are (1, 7), (−1, −1), and (−5, 6).

Questioon says to find which type of translation occured from the given choices.

It can be easily found by drawing the given coordinates.

Original position of the triangle is drawn in Brwon colour.

New position of the triangle is drawn in Green colour.

From graph we can clearly see that each of the original coordinate moves two unit left then 2 units upward to get new coordinate.

Hence choice "A) It moved left two units and up two units." is the final answer.