Question

A triangle with a vertex (−3, 5)
is translated up 6 units. What are the coordinates of this vertex after it is translated? Draw a graph if necessary.

Answer 1

To translate a point upward, we add the given number of units to the y-coordinate of the point. In this case, since we want to translate the vertex up 6 units, we add 6 to the y-coordinate of the vertex (−3, 5) to get:

(−3, 5) + (0, 6) = (−3, 11)

Therefore, the coordinates of the vertex after it is translated up 6 units are (−3, 11).

Here is a graph representing the original position of the vertex (−3, 5) and the translated position of the vertex (−3, 11):

{{{graph( 300, 200, -10, 10, -5, 15, 5, 11)}}}