A line segment is translated 3 units down and 1 unit to the left. One of the endpoints after the translation is (5, 8). What was this point before the translation?(1 point)
To find the point before the translation, we need to undo the translation. Since the point was translated 3 units down and 1 unit to the left, we need to move it 3 units up and 1 unit to the right.
Thus, the point before the translation is (5 + 1, 8 + 3) = (6, 11).
To find the original point before the translation, we need to reverse the translation by moving 3 units up and 1 unit to the right.
Given that one of the endpoints after the translation is (5, 8), we can subtract 3 from the y-coordinate and add 1 to the x-coordinate to find the original point.
So, the original point before the translation is (5 + 1, 8 - 3) = (6, 5).