Given point A(2, 6)

Question

A
(
2
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6
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on the triangle, where would the new point on the triangle be after a rotation of 90 degrees counterclockwise?

Answer 1

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

\[ (x', y') = (-y, x) \]

For the point \( A(2, 6) \):

• \( x = 2 \)
• \( y = 6 \)

Applying the transformation:

\[ x' = -y = -6 \] \[ y' = x = 2 \]

Thus, the new point after a 90-degree counterclockwise rotation would be:

\[ A'(-6, 2) \]

Therefore, after a 90-degree counterclockwise rotation, the new point on the triangle is \( A'(-6, 2) \).