Question

How do you translate a figure in a coordinate plane

Answer 1

When a point or figure on a coordinate plane is moved by sliding it to the right or left or up or down, the movement is called a translation. The figure is translated from one position to another. Example 1: A point is located at (3, 7) on the coordinate plane.

Answer 2

To translate a figure on a coordinate plane, it is basically moving it so many units horizontally or so many units vertical by counting the amount of units you have on weather it is positive or negative. If it looks like (7,-2) The 7 is your x value, so you would move it 7 to the right and place your first point there and do that to the rest of your points. Now the -2 is your y value, so you would move your first point down 2 and do that to the rest of your points!