Rotations on the Coordinate Plane
Students will perform and describe rotations of figures about the origin (90°, 180°, 270°).
Key Questions
- Analyze how the coordinates of a figure change after a 90-degree rotation about the origin.
- Construct the image of a figure after a specified rotation.
- Differentiate between clockwise and counter-clockwise rotations.
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