If the origin is shifted to the point (2,3) , the coordinates of a point become (5,-4) . Find the original coordinates, when the axes are parallel.
Let the original coordinates be P(x, y) .
Let the origin O be shifted to the new point O^{\prime}(h, k) , where h=2 and k=3 .
Then, the new coordinates of P are \left(x^{\prime}, y^{\prime}\right) , where x^{\prime}=5 and y^{\prime}=-4 .
Now, x^{\prime}=x-h \Rightarrow 5=x-2 \Rightarrow x=7 .
And, y^{\prime}=y-k \Rightarrow -4=y-3 \Rightarrow y=-1 .
Hence, the original coordinates are (7,-1) .