Question

Triangles with verticals X (1,1), Y (3,5) and Z(5,1) will be rotated 90 degrees counter-clockwise around the origin.

What will be the coordinates of 'Y?

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Answered by GPT-4o mini
To rotate a point \((x, y)\) 90 degrees counter-clockwise around the origin, you can use the transformation:

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

Applying this to point \(Y\) with coordinates \((3, 5)\):

1. Identify the coordinates: \(x = 3\) and \(y = 5\).
2. Apply the transformation:

\[
(-y, x) = (-5, 3)
\]

Therefore, after a 90-degree counter-clockwise rotation around the origin, the new coordinates of point \(Y\) will be:

\[
Y' = (-5, 3)
\]

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