CK-12 Geometry-Concepts

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12.4. Rotations http://www.ck12.org


In this Concept, our center of rotation will always be theorigin.Rotations can also be clockwise or counterclock-
wise. We will only docounterclockwiserotations, to go along with the way the quadrants are numbered.


Investigation: Drawing a Rotation of


Tools Needed: pencil, paper, protractor, ruler



  1. Draw 4 ABCand a pointRoutside the circle.

  2. Draw the line segmentRB.

  3. Take your protractor, place the center onRand the initial side onRB. Mark a 100◦angle.

  4. FindB′such thatRB=RB′.

  5. Repeat steps 2-4 with pointsAandC.

  6. ConnectA′,B′,andC′to form 4 A′B′C′.

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