Question

How would you describe the effect on the coordinates of the vertices of a figure that is translated down 4 units and to the right 3 units?(1 point)
Responses

Add 4 units to each x
𝑥
-value and subtract 3 units from each y
𝑦
-value.
Add 4 units to each x -value and subtract 3 units from each y -value.

Subtract 3 units from each x
𝑥
-value and subtract 4 units from each y
𝑦
-value.
Subtract 3 units from each x -value and subtract 4 units from each y -value.

Add 3 units to each x
𝑥
-value and subtract 4 units from each y
𝑦
-value.
Add 3 units to each x -value and subtract 4 units from each y -value.

Add 3 units to each x
𝑥
-value and add 4 units to each y
𝑦
-value.

Answer 1

When a figure is translated down 4 units and to the right 3 units, the coordinates of the vertices are affected as follows:

- To translate a figure **down** (which decreases the y-coordinate), you **subtract** from the y-values.
- To translate a figure **to the right** (which increases the x-coordinate), you **add** to the x-values.

Therefore, for a translation down 4 units and to the right 3 units, you would add 3 to each x-value and subtract 4 from each y-value.

Thus, the correct response is:

**Add 3 units to each x-value and subtract 4 units from each y-value.**