Question

If a polygon has a vertex at (161, -329) and it is translated 168 units to the right, what are the coordinates of that vertex's new location? Type your answer as an ordered pair, like this example: (-12, 34).

Answer 1

Vertex of the polygon is (161, -329)

The new vertex is shifted 168 units to the right. A horizontal shift can be achieved be adding or subtracting the number from the x-coordinate. A change in the y coordinate brings the vertical shift. So in this case the x-component will change only and y component will be the same.

A shift towards right means, the value of x component is increase as x gets larger as we move towards right on the graph. So moving 168 units to the right, we will get the following vertex (329 , -329)

Thus, the new vertex of the polygon will be at the point (329, -329)