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LESSON

12-3

Practice A
Rotations

Fill in the blanks to complete the definition.

1. A rotation is a transformation about a point P, called the center of rotation, such

that each point and its image are the same _____________________ from P
and such that all angles with vertex P formed by a point and its image are
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Tell whether each transformation appears to be a rotation.

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3.

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4.

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5.

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Draw the rotation of each figure about point P by mA. To do this, draw a
dashed segment from each vertex to point P. Copy A onto each dashed
segment. Use a ruler to measure the distance from each vertex to point P
and plot the new vertex that same distance along the other side of the angle.

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Rotate the figure with the given vertices about the origin using the given angle of
rotation. For a 90 rotation about the origin, (x, y) (y, x). For a 180 rotation
about the origin, (x, y) (x, y).

8. P(4, 3), Q(2, 3), R(1, 2), S(3, 0); 180

9. A(4, 4), B(2, 1), C(0, 3); 90

10. Fareek needs to put air in a tire on his bike. The wheel has a 26-inch diameter, and
its center is at (0, 0). The valve stem, where the pump attaches to the tire, is at
(5, 12). Fareek rotates the wheel 180 to get the valve stem closer to the ground.
Find the coordinates of the valve stem after the rotation.
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