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ymmetry

Which letters of these road signs have lines of symmetry?

Week 23 Learn
Rotations
 Objectives

• Features required to rotate a shape

• Rotate a shape around a given point

• Fully describe a rotation

Keywords

Rotation, Compass, Clockwise,

anticlockwise
Which of these are examples of a Rotation in real
life?

Opening a door?
Which of these are examples of a Rotation in real
life?

Riding on the
London Eye?
Which of these are examples of a Rotation in real
life?

Running up steps?
Which of these are examples of a Rotation in real
life?

Bending your
arm?
Which of these are examples of a Rotation in real
life?

Opening your
mouth?
Which of these are examples of a Rotation in real
life?

Opening a
drawer?
Can you think of any other examples?
eatures required to rotate a shape

If we rotate triangle ABC 90° clockwise about point C the

following image is produced:
B
object 90°
A
A’ image

B’

A is mapped onto A’, B is mapped onto B’.

Rotation requirements

ROTATION Turns a shape about a fixed point

Three things you need to know

1) Direction Clockwise Anti-clockwise

2) Angle 90° 180° 270° 360°

Quarter turn Half turn Three-quarters Full turn

turn

3) Centre of rotation The point where you rotate from.

Rotate around a point

1) 2) 3)

4) 5) 6)
Rotate a shape around a given point
y

8 A Rotation of 90°
7 Anticlockwise about
6 (0,0)
5
4
3
2
1
xx

xx
–
7 –6 –
5 –4 –3 2 –1
– 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
x
1
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2
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3
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4
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5
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6
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Rotate a shape around a given point
y

8 A Rotation of
7 180° about (0,0)
6
5
4
3
2
1
x
xx
x

xxx
7 –6
–
5 –4 –3
– –
2 –1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
1
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2
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3
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5
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Rotation - step by step

Rotate shape A clockwise through y

90° about the origin.
First, mark your centre of rotation at 6

(0,0) and join it to the shape.

4
Place the tracing paper over the
shape and the CoR, and trace.
A
2

With your pencil point on the CoR,

rotate the tracing paper clockwise -6 -4 -2 0 2 4 6 x
through 90°, then transfer the shape
to its new position on the grid. -2

Now try rotating the same shape A’’

anticlockwise through 180° about
-4 A’
the origin. -6
Try it, then click to see the answer.
Rotation

Now rotate shape D anticlockwise y

through 90° about the point (2,-1).
6

Can you think of another way to

D4
describe this transformation?
2
Click again for the answer…
Rotation clockwise through 270° -6 -4 -2 0 2 4 6 x
about the point (2, -1)
-2
What transformation would return
the shape to its original position? D’ -4

Rotation clockwise through 90°

-6
(or anticlockwise through 270°)
about the point (2, -1)
Rotation

Sometimes the centre of rotation y

can be inside the shape.
6
Try rotating shape F clockwise
through 90° about the point (-1,2).
4
F
2
F’
-6 -4 -2 0 2 4 6 x

-2

-4

-6
Fully describe Rotations

To find the centre of rotation we need to use our

tracing paper again. With a little trial and
improvement we can find the centre
ully describe the rotations
Fully describe the rotations
Describe the rotation

1) 2)

A
A
B x
A B
A

Describe the transformation which Describe the transformation which

takes shape A to B. takes shape A to B.
A rotation 90° clockwise A rotation 180° about the point (1,3).
about the origin (0,0).
Rotation

Which letter represents a 180° rotation of the arrow?

BA
D

C
Rotation
Which letter represents a 90° clockwise rotation of the
triangle?

D
C A
Rotation
Which letter represents a 90° anti-clockwise rotation of the
triangle?

D
C A
Rotation
Which letter represents a 90° anti-clockwise rotation of the
square?

B
C X
A

D
ransformation review:

Following is a review of the four transformations:

Reflections
Rotations
Enlargement
Translation

Answer in the poll.

Reflect the triangle in one mirror line. Then reflect the whole shape in the other mirror line.

Which of these will the finished picture look like?

1.

(a) (b) (c)

ate the triangle 180° about C.

at will the answer look like?

s it have rotational symmetry?

2.

(a) (b) (c)

Which of the following shows an enlargement of this cuboid with
scale factor 2?

3.
3

(a) (b) (c)

I enlarge this T-shape by a scale factor of 2, which of the following will it look like?

4.

(a) (b) (c)

 Objectives

• Features required to rotate a shape

• Rotate a shape around a given point

• Fully describe a rotation

Keywords

Rotation, Compass, Clockwise,

anticlockwise
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