Rules of Rotation

Objective:  Use the rotation rules to 
rotate images on the coordinate 
plane.

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 Graph A(5, 2), then graph B,

the image of A under a 90°

counterclockwise rotation

about the origin.

A (5, 2)
Rule for 90° counterclockwise rotation:

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 Now graph C,
B (- 2, 5)
the image of A under a 180°

counterclockwise rotation A (5, 2)

about the origin.

Rule for 180° counterclockwise rotation:

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 Now graph D,

the image of A under a 270°

B (- 2, 5)

counterclockwise rotation A (5, 2)

about the origin.

C (- 5, - 2)
Rule for 270° counterclockwise rotation:

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What type of quadrilateral is
B (- 2, 5)
ABCD? Why?
A (5, 2)

C (- 5, - 2)
D (2, - 5)

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Rotations (counterclockwise)
Rotation of 90° (x, y) → ( ‐ y,  x ) ______________________________
Rotation of 180° (x, y) → ( ‐ x,  ‐ y ) ______________________________
Rotation of 270° (x, y) → ( y,  ‐ x ) ______________________________

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Rotate triangle ABC 90° counterclockwise.

Find the coordinates of the image of each of the vertices.

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HW # 37 Rotation Rules Worksheet