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a translation 2 units to the
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a translation 2 units to the left.
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Explanation:

Step1: Analyze the position of corresponding points

Take a point on the left - hand blue figure (say the lowest point on the left - hand figure which is at \(x = - 3\)) and the corresponding point on the right - hand blue figure (the lowest point on the right - hand figure which is at \(x = 3\)).
If we consider the transformation of a point \((x,y)\) to \((x',y)\). Let the original \(x\) value be \(x_1=-3\) and the new \(x\) value be \(x_2 = 3\).
We use the translation formula \(x'=x + h\), \(y'=y\) (where \(h\) is the horizontal translation).

Step2: Calculate the value of \(h\)

Substitute \(x=-3\) and \(x' = 3\) into \(x'=x + h\). Then \(3=-3 + h\). Solving for \(h\) gives \(h=3-(-3)=6\) (This is wrong approach, let's take another pair).

Take a non - overlapping point: Consider a vertex of the left - hand figure at \((-4,2)\) and the corresponding vertex of the right - hand figure at \((2,2)\). Using the translation formula \(x'=x + h\), \(y'=y\). Substitute \(x=-4\), \(x' = 2\) and \(y = 2\) (since \(y\) - coordinate is unchanged). Then \(2=-4+h\), so \(h = 6\) (again wrong, let's use the fact of the distance between the two symmetric parts with respect to \(y\) - axis).

Another way: If we assume a general point \((x,y)\) on the left - hand figure. The left - hand figure and the right - hand figure. If we consider the distance from the \(y\) - axis. The left - hand figure is \(2\) units to the left of some reference and the right - hand figure is \(2\) units to the right of the same reference (by counting the grid units).

If we consider a point \((x,y)\) on the left - hand figure (say \(x=-2\)) and the corresponding point \((x',y)\) on the right - hand figure (\(x'=2\)). Using \(x'=x + h\), \(y'=y\). Substitute \(x=-2\), \(x'=2\) into \(x'=x + h\). We get \(2=-2+h\), so \(h = 4\) (wrong).

Let's use the concept of the distance between two non - overlapping parts. The left - hand blue region and the right - hand blue region. If we consider the horizontal shift:
Count the number of units a point on the left - hand figure moves to the right to get to the corresponding point on the right - hand figure.

Take the point where the figure touches the \(x\) - axis. The left - hand figure touches at \(x=-3\) and the right - hand figure touches at \(x = 3\). But if we consider the non - overlapping part: take a point of the left - hand figure at \((- 1,3)\) (top - most point of the left - hand figure) and the corresponding point of the right - hand figure at \((1,3)\). Using \(x'=x + h\), \(y'=y\). Substitute \(x=-1\), \(x'=1\) into \(x'=x + h\), we get \(h=2\)

Answer:

A translation 2 units to the right.