SOLUTION: use the coordinate notation to describe the translation 7 units to the left 9 units up

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Question 178133: use the coordinate notation to describe the translation
7 units to the left 9 units up
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
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Let the original point be (x,y)

Since we're going "7 units to the left", this means that the new x-coordinate is x-7 and because we're going "9 units up", the new y-coordinate is y+9


So the new point is (x-7, y+9)