Rotation Only
Explore what happens to a rotation on the coordinate plane.
Directions:
1. Click "Show Rotation".
2. Play around with the angle by clicking and dragging the point on the slider (a).
3. Click "Pre-image Coordinates" and "Image Coordinates" to show the coordinates of the pre-image and image.
4. Continue to move the points around to find patterns in the coordinates.
5. Answer the questions below.
1.
Which of the following is a rule for a 90 degree (counter clockwise) rotation?
2.
Which of the following is a rule for a 180 degree (counter clockwise) rotation?
2.
Which of the following is a rule for a 270 degree (counter clockwise) rotation?
4.
Is a rotation an example of rigid motion?