exploring rotations
- Author:
- brotheas
Rotate the letter around the origin. Write down any patterns you observe.
1. Rotating a shape 90 clockwise is the same as rotating it _______ degrees counter-clockwise.
2. Rotating a shape 180 clockwise is the same as rotating it _______ degrees counter-clockwise.
3. Rotating a shape 270 clockwise is the same as rotating it _______ degrees counter-clockwise.
4. What happens to the coordinates as you rotate the letters 90 degrees clockwise?
5. What happens to the coordinates as you rotate the letters 180 degrees clockwise?
6. What happens to the coordinates as you rotate the letters 270 degrees clockwise?
For the following questions use the points {(-2,1),(-3,-4),(-5,0)}
7. What would be the coordinates after rotating the shape 90 degrees clockwise?
8. What would be the coordinates after rotating the shape 180 degrees clockwise?
9. What would be the coordinates after rotating the shape 270 degrees clockwise?