Can anyone please help me with this math question? Name the coordinate of P(-4, 9) under a translation under the vector of <3, -1>.

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Collinglass · Answer 1 · 2020-12-14T22:22:24+0000

To translate a point according to some vector, you simply have to add the coordinates of the vector to those of the points.

So, the effect of the translation is

$P=(-4, 9) \mapsto (-4+3, 9-1) = (-1, 8)$