Jarvis wants to translate rectangle ABDC horizontally by -4 and vertically by +3 to produce rectangle A'B'D'C'. What will be the coordinates of C' after Jarvis completes this translation?

Coordinates of ABDC: A(-5,4), B(-1,4), D( -1,1), C(-5,1)

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To translate rectangle ABDC horizontally by -4 and vertically by +3, we need to apply the translation to each vertex's coordinates. The translation can be expressed as follows:

  • Horizontal translation: \(x' = x - 4\)
  • Vertical translation: \(y' = y + 3\)

Now let's find the coordinates of point C, which is given as \(C(-5, 1)\).

  1. Apply the horizontal translation: \[ x' = -5 - 4 = -9 \]

  2. Apply the vertical translation: \[ y' = 1 + 3 = 4 \]

Thus, after applying both translations, the new coordinates \(C'\) will be: \[ C'(-9, 4) \]

Therefore, the coordinates of C' after the translation are \(\boxed{(-9, 4)}\).