Question

Triangle XYZ is rotated 90° clockwise about the origin.

On a coordinate plane, triangle X Y Z has points (negative 3, 1), (4, 4), (4, 1).

What are the coordinates of point X’?
(1, 3)
(3, –1)
(3, 1)
(–1, –3)

Answers

GPT-4o mini
To rotate a point \((x, y)\) 90° clockwise about the origin, you can use the transformation:

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

Now, let's apply this transformation to point \(X\), which has the coordinates \((-3, 1)\).

Using the formula:
\[
X' = (y, -x) = (1, -(-3)) = (1, 3)
\]

Therefore, the coordinates of point \(X'\) after the rotation are \((1, 3)\).

Among the provided options, the correct answer is \((1, 3)\).