Question

A marching band stands in a triangle formation. The drum major stands at A, one of the vertices of the triangle. The whole formation marches 3 units left and 5 units up. They then march 2 units left and 2 units up. After the movement, what coordinates will the drum major be standing on? A. (11, 3) B. (11, 11) C. (1, 11) D. (1, 3)

Answer 1

Answer:

D. (1, 3)

Step-by-step explanation:

Based on the image uploaded, during the first march, move point A, 3 units left, the new position will (3, -4), then move point A again 5 units up, the new position will be (3,1).

From second march move point A  2 units left, the new position will be (1,1), finally move point A 2units up, the new position and last position will be (1, 3).

Thus, the drum major be standing on (1, 3)