Question

Find the image of DEF under the translation of (x, y) (x + 7, y + 2).

Answer 1

Have you considered moving DEF Right 7 and Up 2?

Answer 2

no

Answer 3

what do I do after I go right 7 and up 2?

Answer 4

You're done. That is the image under the translation.

Answer 5

so what is the answer?? im confused

Answer 6

Pick a point. Point D, maybe? Grab a hold of it and move it Right 7 and Up 2. Where does it end up?

Answer 7

triangle GHJ?

Answer 8

well actually you go up 7 and over to the right 2

Answer 9

so now what do I do??

Answer 10

just translate each point up 7 and to the right 2

Answer 11

im so confused :(

Answer 12

ok so point d... if you moved it up by 7 and to the right by 2, where would it end up?

Answer 13

triangle ABC?

Answer 14

well for this, actually, id listen to @tkhunny because im not the greatest at geometry myself, but are there any multiple choice options?

Answer 15

the choice options are triangle ABC, KLM, GHJ, and NPQ

Answer 16

go with GHJ

Answer 17

If you move POINT D, you get to Point G.
Where does Point E end up? (It's another point.)
Where does Point F end up? (It's another point.)

Answer 18

I don't know which way im moving the points because you both said two different things

Answer 19

Look at triangle DEF. Look at one specific point and eyeball it to move it 7 points to the right and 2 points up.

Answer 20

listen to him. i have my head in a twist

Answer 21

It should connect witha point on another triangle.

Answer 22

so triangle GHJ?

Answer 23

Yep.

Answer 24

so that's my final answer?

Answer 25

Yeah. :P

Answer 26

thank you! :-)