Translation Frequency 474F51
1. **Problem statement:**
(a) A translation $T$ moves point $P(1,2)$ to $P_1(5,3)$. Find the image of $Q(3,4)$ under $T$.
(b) Given a frequency distribution of marks with frequencies involving $m$, and mean mark 5, find:
(i) the value of $m$,
(ii) the median,
(iii) the mode.
2. **Translation formula:**
A translation adds a fixed vector to every point. If $T$ moves $P(x,y)$ to $P_1(x',y')$, then the translation vector is
$$\vec{v} = (x'-x, y'-y)$$
The image of any point $Q(a,b)$ under $T$ is
$$Q' = (a + (x'-x), b + (y'-y))$$
3. **Step (a) Find image of $Q$ under $T$:**
- Given $P(1,2)$ to $P_1(5,3)$, translation vector is
$$\vec{v} = (5-1, 3-2) = (4,1)$$
- Apply to $Q(3,4)$:
$$Q' = (3+4, 4+1) = (7,5)$$
4. **Step (b) Frequency distribution and mean:**
| Marks | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
| Frequency | 5 | $m$ | $m+1$ | 9 | 4 | 1 |
- Total frequency $N = 5 + m + (m+1) + 9 + 4 + 1 = 20 + 2m$
- Mean formula:
$$\text{Mean} = \frac{\sum (\text{marks} \times \text{frequency})}{N} = 5$$
- Calculate numerator:
$$3 \times 5 + 4 \times m + 5 \times (m+1) + 6 \times 9 + 7 \times 4 + 8 \times 1$$
$$= 15 + 4m + 5m + 5 + 54 + 28 + 8 = 110 + 9m$$
- Set mean equation:
$$\frac{110 + 9m}{20 + 2m} = 5$$
5. **Solve for $m$:**
Multiply both sides by denominator:
$$110 + 9m = 5(20 + 2m) = 100 + 10m$$
Rearranged:
$$110 + 9m = 100 + 10m$$
$$110 - 100 = 10m - 9m$$
$$10 = m$$
6. **Calculate total frequency $N$ with $m=10$:**
$$N = 20 + 2(10) = 40$$
7. **Find median:**
- Median position is at $\frac{N}{2} = 20$th value.
- Cumulative frequencies:
- Up to 3 marks: 5
- Up to 4 marks: $5 + 10 = 15$
- Up to 5 marks: $15 + 11 = 26$
- The 20th value lies in the 5 marks group.
- So, median = 5
8. **Find mode:**
- Mode is the mark with highest frequency.
- Frequencies:
- 3: 5
- 4: 10
- 5: 11
- 6: 9
- 7: 4
- 8: 1
- Highest frequency is 11 at mark 5.
- So, mode = 5
**Final answers:**
(a) Image of $Q$ under $T$ is $(7,5)$.
(b)(i) $m = 10$
(b)(ii) Median = 5
(b)(iii) Mode = 5