Question

The unshaded trapezoid is the image of the shaded trapezoid after a series of transformations.

On a coordinate plane, a shaded trapezoid has points (negative 5, 1), (negative 4, 5), (negative 3, 5), (negative 2, 1). An unshaded trapezoid has points (0, 1), (1.5, 9), (4.5, 9), (6, 1).

What is the value of x?
3
9
12
18

Answer 1

To determine the transformations between the shaded trapezoid and the unshaded trapezoid, we first note the coordinates of both trapezoids.

The coordinates of the shaded trapezoid are:
- A: (-5, 1)
- B: (-4, 5)
- C: (-3, 5)
- D: (-2, 1)

The coordinates of the unshaded trapezoid are:
- A': (0, 1)
- B': (1.5, 9)
- C': (4.5, 9)
- D': (6, 1)

Let's analyze the transformations step by step:

1. **Translation (Shift):**
- Points A (-5, 1) to A' (0, 1): This indicates a horizontal shift to the right by 5 units.
- Points D (-2, 1) to D' (6, 1): This indicates a horizontal shift to the right by 4 units.

It seems there is a consistent horizontal translation.

2. **Scaling (Stretch or Compression):**
- Points B (-4, 5) to B' (1.5, 9) and C (-3, 5) to C' (4.5, 9) show that the y-coordinates are being scaled.

Next, we need to determine the scaling factor in the y-direction.

**Observing the y-coordinates:**
- The y-coordinates of the shaded trapezoid are at heights from 1 to 5.
- The y-coordinates of the unshaded trapezoid are from 1 to 9.

From point B to B’:
- y-coordinate changes from 5 to 9.

The scaling can be calculated as:
- \(\frac{9 - 1}{5 - 1} = \frac{8}{4} = 2\)

So, it appears we have a vertical scaling factor of 2 overall (from top to bottom).

3. **Final Coordinates Analysis:**
To verify the proportions:
- For a point like B (-4,5) transforming into (1.5, 9):
- Horizontal transformation: x-coordinate shifts from -4 to 1.5 (indicating a translation).
- Vertical scaling: original height of 5 increased to a height of 9 (by multiplying by \( \text{scale factor}\)), indicating that the height transformation is consistent and confirming it aligns with our observations.

So, no distinct values like 3, 9, 12, or 18 refer directly to x in this context without any further problem description as no variable x is shown.

To conclude, based on the question context emerge no direct comparisons to simply select a number among options provided. Please check the description giving more instruction what x represents within the transformation context.

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