IXL | Rotations: find the coordinates

The point

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is rotated

180

clockwise around the origin. What are the coordinates of the resulting point,

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question

The point

(

)

is rotated

clockwise around the origin. What are the coordinates of the resulting point,

key idea

A rotation turns a figure around a fixed point.

solution

of a full turn. The rotation will turn the point

of a full turn in the clockwise direction.

Start with the point

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)

Rotate the point

clockwise around the origin. The point will move from Quadrant

to Quadrant IV. To find the exact location, imagine

(

)

and

forming opposite corners of a box. Rotate the box, keeping the

(

)

corner fixed.

has coordinates

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)

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Lesson: Rotations

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