Question

The vertices of a trapezoid are located at (1, 2), (3, 1), (3, 5), (1, 4). The trapezoid is translated 4 units to the right. What are the coordinates of the image of the trapezoid?

Answer 1

Answer:

Suppose that we have a given point (x, y)

If we translate this point N units to the right, then the new coordinates of the point are:

(x + N, y)

Ok, now if we know that the vertices of the trapezoid are:

(1, 2), (3, 1), (3, 5), (1, 4)

And we move the whole figure 4 units to the right, then all the vertices are moved 4 units to the right.

Then the new vertices of the figure will be:

(1 + 4, 2) = (5, 2)

(3 + 4, 1) = (7, 1)

(3 + 4, 5) = (7, 5)

(1 + 4, 4) = (5, 4)

Then the coordinates of the image of the trapezoid (of the new vertices) are:

(5, 2),  (7, 1), (7, 5),  (5, 4)