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90 and 270 Degree Rotations Practice
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Given a point on a geometric figure (1, 2)
, what is the new point when the point is rotated clockwise about the origin 90 degrees?(1 point)

Answer 1

To rotate a point (x, y) clockwise about the origin by 90 degrees, you can use the rotation rules. Specifically, the transformation for a 90-degree clockwise rotation is given by:

\[
(x, y) \rightarrow (y, -x)
\]

Given the point (1, 2):

- Apply the transformation:
- x = 1 becomes y = 2
- y = 2 becomes -x = -1

So, the new point after a 90-degree clockwise rotation of (1, 2) is (2, -1).