To perform a counterclockwise rotation of 270 degrees about the origin, we can utilize the formula for rotation of a point \((x, y)\):
\[ (x', y') = (y, -x) \]
Since point A has coordinates A(-2, 1), we apply the rotation formula:
- The x-coordinate of A is -2 and the y-coordinate is 1.
- According to the rotation formula:
- The new x-coordinate \(x' = y = 1\)
- The new y-coordinate \(y' = -x = -(-2) = 2\)
Thus, the new coordinates of A' after the 270-degree counterclockwise rotation are:
\[ A'(1, 2) \]
So the coordinate of A' is (1, 2).