14.

5 Rotating shapes

ROTATIONS ON THE NUMBER PLANE

TASK 1 Use a graph to rotate 90° (anticlockwise)

Rotate each point 90° about the origin. Label each reflected
point with its letter and a dash, eg A becomes A′.
Record the new coordinates and the position of each point.

A(2, 5) ____ quadrant  A′( , ) ____ quadrant

(–2, 0) ____-axis  B′( , ) ____-axis

(3, –1) ____ quadrant  C′( , ) ____ quadrant

D(–3, –4) ____ quadrant  D′( , ) ____ quadrant

Compare the new and old coordinates and their quadrants.

TASK 2 Use a graph to rotate –90° (clockwise)

Rotate each point –90° about the origin.

Label each rotated point.
Record the new coordinates and the position of each point.

A(2, 5) ____ quadrant  A′( , ) ____ quadrant

(–2, 0) ____-axis  B′( , ) ____-axis

(3, –1) ____ quadrant  C′( , ) ____ quadrant

D(–3, –4) ____ quadrant  D′( , ) ____ quadrant

Compare the new and old coordinates and their quadrants

and compare your results to those in task 1.

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TASK 3 Move a shape

Rotate this triangle 90° about the origin by considering

each vertex separately.
When you join your final points, they should form
a triangle the same shape and size as the original.
Compare this answer with task 2 in the worksheet:
Reflections on the number plane.

CHALLENGE Without a graph

Without referring to a graph, write the coordinates of the rotated point.

Read the angle of rotation carefully.
Each example is rotated about the origin.

1 Rotate A(11, –5) 90°. 2 Rotate B(–20, 7) –90°. 3 Rotate C(17, 0) 180°.

A′( , )

4 Rotate D(–9, –25) 180°. 5 Now rotate D(–9, –25) –180°. 6 Compare your results for
point D in parts 4 and 5.

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