How Do You Use a Graph to Translate a Figure Vertically?

We want to translate the figure 6 units down, so take each point on the figure and move it down 6 units
Starting with the lower right point, we move each point down 6 units
Once we've created a new point just 6 units south of the original points, we can connect the dots!
The new figure is called an image

1. A translation is a shift or a slide of a figure in the coordinate plane
1. This is what we mean by "translate"
1. You'll need to graph new points where the new figure will be
1. Then we can graph it 6 units down from where it is now, to (-2,-5)
1. A vertex is a corner of the figure where two sides come together
2. These will be the easiest points to move because we already have them plotted on the graph
3. Take each point in the figure and move it down 6 units
1. The figure we make after we connect the dots is called an "image"

Use a graph to translate a figure 6 units down.