A line segment was 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.
To find the original point before the translation, we need to move the point (5,8) back 3 units up and 1 unit to the right.
Moving 3 units up from (5,8) gives us the point (5,8-3) = (5,5).
Moving 1 unit to the right from (5,5) gives us the point (5-1,5) = (4,5).
Therefore, the original point before the translation was (4,5).