Given a point on a geometric figure (1, 2)

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, what is the new point when the point is rotated clockwise about the origin 90 degrees?(1 point)
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Answer 1

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

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

For the point \((1, 2)\):

1. Identify \(x = 1\) and \(y = 2\).
2. Apply the transformation: \[ (1, 2) \rightarrow (2, -1) \]

Thus, the new point after rotating \((1, 2)\) clockwise about the origin by 90 degrees is \((2, -1)\).