Rotations on the Coordinate Plane
Horizontal- left and right
Vertical- up and down
A ROTATION of a geometric figure is the turn of the figure around a fixed point.
Clockwise used sometimes
Counter-clockwise used most of the time
90 a quarter of a turn
180 A straight angle
5 4 3 2 1 -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 A C A B C B Rotate the figure clockwise 90 around the origin. (The origin is the center.)
Rotate the figure 90 counter-clockwise around the origin. 5 4 3 2 1 -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 B C A D A B D C
Rotate the figure 180 counter- clockwise around the origin. 5 4 3 2 1 -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 B C A A Rotate the figure 180 counter- clockwise around the origin. B C
Rotate the figure 180 clockwise around the origin. 5 4 3 2 1 -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 A B C D C D Rotate the figure 180 clockwise around the origin. B A