An object is translated by ( x + 4, y - 2). If one point in the image has the coordinates (5, -3), what would be the coordinates

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GREYUIT [131]

3 years ago

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An object is translated by ( x + 4, y - 2). If one point in the image has the coordinates (5, -3), what would be the coordinates

of its pre-image?
(9, -5)
(1, -5)
(9, -1)
(1, -1)

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1 answer:

Nikolay [14] · Answer 1 · 2021-11-19T13:36:17+03:00

Nikolay [14]3 years ago

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To find the pre-image we work backwards. Since the coordinates one of the translated image is (5,-3) and this image was translated with the formula (x+4, y-2), then we can just work backwords.
(x-4, y+2) --> (5-4,-3+2) -->(1,-1)
The correct answer is (1,-1)