A line segment is translated 3 units down and 1 unit to the left. One of the endpoints after the translation is (5, 8). What was this point before the translation?
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A line segment is translated 3 units down and 1 unit to the left. One of the endpoints after the translation is (5, 8). To find the original point before the translation, we need to reverse the translation by moving 3 units up and 1 unit to the right.
Moving 3 units up means increasing the y-coordinate by 3. So, the original y-coordinate would be 8 + 3 = 11.
Moving 1 unit to the right means increasing the x-coordinate by 1. So, the original x-coordinate would be 5 + 1 = 6.
Therefore, the original point before the translation is (6, 11).
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To find the original point before the translation, we need to reverse the translation by moving 3 units up and 1 unit to the right.
Moving 3 units up means decreasing the y-coordinate by 3. So, the original y-coordinate would be 8 - 3 = 5.
Moving 1 unit to the right means increasing the x-coordinate by 1. So, the original x-coordinate would be 5 + 1 = 6.
Therefore, the original point before the translation is (6, 5).
To find the initial position of the endpoint before the translation, you need to reverse the translation steps.
First, you need to move 3 units down. Since the y-coordinate is decreasing by 3 units, subtract 3 from the y-coordinate of the endpoint.
(5, 8) --> (5, 8 - 3) --> (5, 5)
Next, you need to move 1 unit to the left. Since the x-coordinate is decreasing by 1 unit, subtract 1 from the x-coordinate of the new endpoint.
(5, 5) --> (5 - 1, 5) --> (4, 5)
Therefore, the initial position of the endpoint before the translation was (4, 5).