The point (−3, −2) is a vertex of a triangle. If the triangle is translated 5 units to the left, what is this point in the translated figure? Draw a graph for yourself if needed.

Question

The point  (−3, −2)  is a vertex of a triangle. If the triangle is translated 5 units to the left, what is this point in the translated figure? Draw a graph for yourself if needed.

GPT 3.5 · Answer

To translate a point 5 units to the left, we subtract 5 from the x-coordinate of the original point.

For the point (-3, -2), when we subtract 5 from the x-coordinate (-3), we get -3 - 5 = -8.

Therefore, the translated point is (-8, -2).