At a halftime show, a marching band marched in formation. The lead drummer started at a point with coordinates (-2 -5) and moved up 3 steps and 1 step right.
I need to write a rule to describe the translation, and I also need to find the coordinates of the drummer's final position. Help, please and thank you!
A) The answer is: (x + a, y + b)
b) The answer is: (-1, -2)
The initial coordinates are:
(x, y) = (-2, -5)
Let's find a and b.
a is a distance in x direction: a = 1
b is a distance in y direction: b = 3
The final position is:
(x + a, y + b) = (-2 + 1, -5 + 3) = (-1, -2)
the 1st number in the parentheses is the x-value (left/ right or horizontal)
the 2nd number in the parentheses is the y-value (up/down or vertical)
final position ... [(-2+1),(-5+3)]