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Rotating Shapes About The Origin by Multiples of
Rotating Shapes About The Origin by Multiples of
Rotating Shapes About The Origin by Multiples of
multiples of 90°
Introduction
In this article we will practice the art of rotating shapes. Mathematically
speaking, we will learn how to draw the image of a given shape under a given
rotation.
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Cool, we estimated A' visually. But now we need to find exact coordinates.
There are two ways to do this.
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A rotation by 90 is like tipping the rectangle on its side:
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Now we see that the image of A(3,4) under the rotation is A'(-4,3), prime,
Notice it's easier to rotate the points that lie on the axes, and these help us
find the image of A:
A 3 4
A’ -4 3
It turns out that this is true for any point, not just our AAA. Here are
a few more examples:
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