Given point A (2, 4)

on the triangle in Quadrant I, how would you describe the coordinates of the new point when the triangle is rotated 90 degrees clockwise

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To rotate a point 90 degrees clockwise around the origin, you can use the transformation for the coordinates. If the original point is (x,y), the new coordinates after a 90-degree clockwise rotation will be (y,x).

Given point A(2,4):

  • x=2
  • y=4

Now applying the transformation:

  • New x-coordinate = y=4
  • New y-coordinate = x=2

So the coordinates of the new point after rotating 90 degrees clockwise would be (4,2).

Keep in mind that this new point (4,2) is in Quadrant IV since the x-coordinate is positive and the y-coordinate is negative.