To perform a −90-degree (clockwise) rotation about the origin, you can use the following transformation rule for a point (x, y):
- The new x-coordinate becomes y (from the original).
- The new y-coordinate becomes -x (from the original).
For point C, which is located at (-5, 2):
- The original x-coordinate is -5 and the original y-coordinate is 2.
- After applying the transformation:
- The new x-coordinate will be the original y-coordinate: 2.
- The new y-coordinate will be the negative of the original x-coordinate: -(-5) = 5.
Thus, the coordinates of point C′ after a −90-degree rotation about the origin will be:
C′(2, 5).