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Question

A coordinate plane with 4 quadrants shows x and y axes ranging from negative 9 to 9 in increments of 1. Three rectangles are formed by lines joining four plotted points each. The coordinates of the plotted points for first rectangle joined by solid lines are left parenthesis negative 5 comma negative 4 right parenthesis, left parenthesis negative 1 comma negative 4 right parenthesis, left parenthesis negative 1 comma negative 6 right parenthesis, and left parenthesis negative 5 comma negative 6 right parenthesis. The coordinates for the second rectangle joined by lines made of dashes and dots are left parenthesis 3 comma 4 right parenthesis, left parenthesis 5 comma 4 right parenthesis, left parenthesis 5 comma 8 right parenthesis, and left parenthesis 3 comma 8 right parenthesis. The coordinates of the plotted points for the third rectangle joined by dotted lines are left parenthesis negative 4 comma 1 right parenthesis, left parenthesis negative 6 comma 1 right parenthesis, left parenthesis negative 6 comma 5 right parenthesis, and left parenthesis negative 4 comma 5 right parenthesis.
The first step to determine that the rectangle in Quadrant III is congruent to the rectangle in Quadrant I was to rotate the first rectangle 90 degrees clockwise about the origin. What is the next step? Whats the answer?

Answer 1

The next step after rotating the first rectangle (in Quadrant III) 90 degrees clockwise about the origin would be to compare the dimensions of the two rectangles. Specifically, you would verify that the lengths of the sides and the overall shape of the rotated rectangle in Quadrant I match those of the second rectangle in Quadrant I. This involves checking whether both rectangles have the same width and height, confirming that they are indeed congruent.

In summary, after rotating the first rectangle, the next step is to compare the dimensions and positions of the rectangles to establish their congruence.