Point A is the original point before rotating. What point will A be after A (4, 1) is rotated 90° counterclockwise

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To rotate a point \((x, y)\) 90 degrees counterclockwise around the origin, you can use the following transformation:

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

For the point \(A(4, 1)\):

  1. Identify \(x\) and \(y\):

    • \(x = 4\)
    • \(y = 1\)
  2. Apply the transformation:

    • New \(x\) coordinate: \(-y = -1\)
    • New \(y\) coordinate: \(x = 4\)

So, after rotating \(A(4, 1)\) 90 degrees counterclockwise, the new coordinates of point \(A\) will be:

\[ A'(-1, 4) \]

To those reading, (-1, 4) is point G
Capital G