A triangle is drawn on the coordinate plane. It is translated 4 units to the right and 3 units down. Which rule describes the translation?

A. [tex]\((x, y) \rightarrow (x+3, y-4)\)[/tex]

B. [tex]\((x, y) \rightarrow (x+3, y+4)\)[/tex]

C. [tex]\((x, y) \rightarrow (x+4, y-3)\)[/tex]

D. [tex]\((x, y) \rightarrow (x+4, y+3)\)[/tex]



Answer :

To understand how to describe the translation of a triangle on the coordinate plane, we need to examine how translations affect the coordinates of the points that make up the triangle.

### Translation Right by 4 Units:
- When a point [tex]\((x, y)\)[/tex] is translated 4 units to the right, we add 4 to its x-coordinate.
- Hence, the new x-coordinate will be [tex]\(x + 4\)[/tex].

### Translation Down by 3 Units:
- When a point [tex]\((x, y)\)[/tex] is translated 3 units down, we subtract 3 from its y-coordinate.
- Hence, the new y-coordinate will be [tex]\(y - 3\)[/tex].

We combine these translations to get the new coordinates:
- The original point [tex]\((x, y)\)[/tex] will be transformed to [tex]\((x + 4, y - 3)\)[/tex] after translating 4 units to the right and 3 units down.

So the rule describing the translation is:
[tex]\[ (x, y) \rightarrow (x + 4, y - 3) \][/tex]

Among the given options, the correct rule is:
[tex]\[ (x, y) \rightarrow (x+4, y-3) \][/tex]

Therefore, the correct rule that describes the translation is [tex]\((x, y) \rightarrow (x+4, y-3)\)[/tex].