Question

The point Q(-5,-9) is rotated -270 degrees about the origin. Select the location of Q'.

(9,-5)
(9,-5)

(9,5)
(9,5)

(-5, 9)
(-5, 9)

(5,9)

Answers

GPT-4o mini
To find the new coordinates \( Q' \) after rotating the point \( Q(-5, -9) \) by -270 degrees (which is equivalent to a +90 degree rotation), we can use the following rotation formula for a point \( (x, y) \) around the origin:

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

For point \( Q(-5, -9) \):
- \( x = -5 \)
- \( y = -9 \)

After applying the rotation:
\[
x' = y = -9
\]
\[
y' = -x = -(-5) = 5
\]

So, the new coordinates \( Q' \) are:
\[
Q'(-9, 5)
\]

Now we can match it with the given options:

- (9, -5)
- (9, 5)
- (-5, 9)
- (5, 9)

None of the options provided match the coordinates we calculated for \( Q' \).

Please double-check the provided options, as it seems there might be a discrepancy. The correct coordinates after the -270 degree rotation should be (-9, 5).