Rotating Points Around the Origin

Rotating Points Around the Origin

Rotate points around the origin and explore the coordinates of corresponding points.


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Putting It All Together

Answer these open ended questions on your own or with others to form deeper math connections.

Open-ended question 1

When a point is rotated 90° around the origin, how do the coordinates change? Give an example.

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Open-ended question 2

When a point is rotated 180° around the origin, how do the coordinates change? Give an example.

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