
William W. answered 01/12/21
Math and science made easy - learn from a retired engineer
A translation left or right means we add or subtract a number from the "x". And "x" is opposite of the way you normally think of things so moving left means you ADD to "x".
So if you mean a translation of four (4) units left then g(x) = (x+4) -5 or g(x) = x - 1