Question

which figure is a translation of figure a?
figure c
how can you map figure a onto figure c?
translate figure a 3 units
down to form figure c.

Explanation:

Sub - question 1: Which figure is a translation of figure A?

A translation is a transformation that slides a figure without changing its shape, size, or orientation. By visually comparing figure A and the other figures (implied in the context, with figure C being the relevant one here), figure C has the same shape, size, and orientation as figure A, just moved. So the translation of figure A is figure C.

Step 1: Identify the direction

Looking at the vertical position of figure A and figure C, figure C is below figure A, so the direction is down.

Step 2: Determine the number of units

By counting the number of grid units between corresponding points of figure A and figure C (e.g., the bottom - most points or the top - most points), we find that the vertical distance between them is 3 units.

Answer:

Figure C

Sub - question 2: How many units and in which direction to translate figure A to map onto figure C?