Question

Describing a Translation
A figure is translated using the rule (x, y) → (x – 3, y + 6).

Which describes how the figure is moved?
left 3 units and down 6 units
right 3 units and down 6 units
left 6 units and down 3 units
left 3 units and up 6 units

Answer 1

Left 3 units and up 6 units.

Explanation: x → x − 3 shifts every x-coordinate 3 units left; y → y + 6 shifts every y-coordinate 6 units up.