Graphing Transformation of parallelogram 5 units left, 1 dwn

[sdreyer]

I have this worksheet and the problem reads:

Make parallelogram A(-7,2) B(2,2) C(-9,-1) D(-4,-1). Shade it red. Translate it 5 units left and 1 unit down. Label the new points. I am totally lost. Can someone help with graphing and the translate part.

 

[mmm4444bot]

Do you have graph paper?

Do you know how to plot (x, y) points?

Plot the four given points.

Connect the dots with straight line segments to make a four-sided shape.

The instruction, "Translate it 5 units left and 1 unit down" means that each of these four points will move five units to the left and one unit down.

EG:

Moving point B from (2, 2) five units to the left puts it at (-3, 2).

Moving down one unit from (-3, 2) puts it at (-3, 1).

Therefore, the translation moves point B from (2, 2) to (-3, 1).

This is very easy to see and do, if you have graph paper.

Move points A, C, and D the same way.

(I'm not sure what you're supposed to use for labels on the translated points. A', B', C', and D' should be okay.)