Triangle ABC is located at A(-4,5), B (-4, -1), and C(-1,1). A translation of the triangle is located at A’(-1, 7), B’(-1, 1), and C’(2, 3). How is the triangle translated?

Triangle ABC is translated 3 units left and 2 units down.

Triangle ABC is translated 2 units left and 3 units down.

Triangle ABC is translated 2 units right and 3 units up.

Triangle ABC is translated 3 units right and 2 units up.

Question

Triangle ABC is located at A(-4,5), B (-4, -1), and C(-1,1). A translation of the triangle is located at A’(-1, 7), B’(-1, 1), and C’(2, 3). How is the triangle translated?
 
		
Triangle ABC is translated 3 units left and 2 units down.
 		
Triangle ABC is translated 2 units left and 3 units down.
 		
Triangle ABC is translated 2 units right and 3 units up.
 		
Triangle ABC is translated 3 units right and 2 units up.

anonymous · Answer

Translation just means moving the shape without any rotation or resizing or anything fancy. You can work out the answer by just looking at the difference between e.g. A and A', or if it helps, you can draw both triangles on paper and see how far ABC has been moved and in what direction.

anonymous · Answer

^ Must move to Mathematics.

trancenova · Answer

Hello, this is a maths question in the biology section, so it is now closed. You can find the math section by clicking "find more subjects above". 

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