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?
If the endpoint after the translation is (5, 8), then we can find the original endpoint by undoing the translation.
To undo the translation, we need to move 3 units up and 1 unit to the right.
Moving 3 units up from (5, 8) gives us (5, 8 + 3) = (5, 11).
Moving 1 unit to the right from (5, 11) gives us (5 + 1, 11) = (6, 11).
Therefore, the original endpoint of the line segment before the translation is (6, 11).