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
Rotate the figure clockwise 90 around the origin. (The origin is the center.) A B C B C A
A B C D D CB A Rotate the figure 90 counter-clockwise around the origin.
A BC A B C Rotate the figure 180 counter- clockwise around the origin.
Rotate the figure 180 clockwise around the origin. AB C D C B D A
90˚ Rotation The general rule for a 90˚ rotation about the origin is: (X, Y) (Y, - X). Where you switch the x and y coordinates and multiply the y by -1.
180˚ Rotation The general rule for a 180˚ rotation about the origin is: (X, Y) (-X, - Y). You multiply each coordinate by -1.
270˚ Rotation AKA 90 ˚ Counterclockwise The general rule for a 270˚ rotation about the origin is: (X, Y) (-Y, X) Where you switch your x and y coordinate and multiply the x by -1.