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Rotation of Angles General Rule
Rotation of Angles General Rule
General Rule:
For any triangle, ABC, the x- and y-coordinates of the 90° and 270° rotations are switched and ONE of the
signs changes. For the 180° rotations, the x- and y-coordinates seem to remain the same, but both signs have
changed (they just happen to be the SAME signs already (+,+ and -, -) so when they change, it is not as apparent
in the coordinate set but IS apparent on the coordinate plane; we do not flip the x- or y-coordinates for 180°
or 360° of rotation.
A positive change of
the rotation turns the
figure
counterclockwise.
(unless otherwise
instructed)
(x,y) (y,-x)
A positive change of
the rotation turns the
figure
counterclockwise.
(unless otherwise
instructed)