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Translations on the
Coordinate Plane
A translation moves, or slides, a figure to a different location. Try it! Graph the image of
each figure by completing the given translation. The first problem has been done for you.

Graph the image of ABC after a translation Graph the image of XYZ after a translation
3 units right and 4 units down. 4 units left and 10 units down.
y y
10 10
9 9

B 8 Y 8
7 7
6 6
5 5

B’ 4 4
3 3

2 Z 2 X
C A
x x
1 1

-10 -9 -8 -7 -6 -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 -10 -9 -8 -7 -6 -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
-1 -1
-2 -2
C’ A’ -3 -3
-4 -4
-5 -5
-6 -6
-7 -7
-8 -8
-9 -9

-10 -10

Graph the image of JKL after a translation Graph the image of FGH after a translation
1 unit right and 8 units up. 5 units left and 2 units up.
y y
10 10
9 9
8 8
7 7
6 6
5 5

4 4
3 3

2
G 2

x x
1 1

-10 -9 -8 -7 -6 -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 -10 -9 -8 -7 -6 -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
-1 -1
J -2 -2
-3 -3
-4 L F -4 H
K -5 -5
-6 -6
-7 -7
-8 -8
-9 -9

-10 -10

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Translations on the
Coordinate Plane
Keep going! Graph the image of each figure by completing the given translation.

Graph the image of trapezoid ABCD after Graph the image of trapezoid WXYZ after
a translation 2 units left and 9 units up. a translation 7 units right and 1 unit down.
y y
10 10
9 9
8 8
7 7
X
6 6
5 Y 5

4 4
3 3

2 2

Z W
x x
1 1

-10 -9 -8 -7 -6 -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 -10 -9 -8 -7 -6 -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
D -1 A -1
-2 -2
-3 -3
-4 -4

C -5 B -5
-6 -6
-7 -7
-8 -8
-9 -9

-10 -10

Graph the image of parallelogram JKLM Graph the image of parallelogram PQRS
after a translation 8 units right and 5 units up. after a translation 3 units left and 6 units down.
y y
10 10
9 9
8 8
7 7
6 6
5 5

4 Q 4 R
3 3

M J 2 2

x x
1 1

-10 -9 -8 -7 -6 -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 -10 -9 -8 -7 -6 -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
-1 -1
-2 -2

L K -3 -3
-4 -4 P S
-5 -5
-6 -6
-7 -7
-8 -8
-9 -9

-10 -10

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