A triangle is rotated about P in the diagram. Complete the sentence to accurately describe the degree of rotation in both directions. Recall that clockwise rotations are written with a negative degree.

Question

The triangle is rotated ______ counterclockwise about P or ______ clockwise about P.

Answer 1

The triangle is rotated x degrees counterclockwise about P or -x degrees clockwise about P.

(The specific degree of rotation, denoted as x, would depend on the details of the diagram you are referring to.)