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Translations on a Coordinate Grid

Slide a point or shape by a vector — (x, y) → (x + a, y + b)

Slide the point right/left and up/down. Watch the arrow show the vector.

Start

(-2, -1)

Vector

(3, 2)

Image

(1, 1)

Rule: (x, y) → (x + a, y + b) with vector (3, 2)