sabrinaZ
stne
Bunuel

If triangle ABC is rotated 180° about point C, and then reflected over the y-axis, what will be the coordinate of B?
A. (–1,–2)
B. (9,1)
C. (9,–1)
D. (–1,2)
E. (–9,–1)
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Look at the figure below:
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Hence the coordinates of B are ( -9,-1)
Ans-E
Hope it's clear.
Hi
stne and
Bunuel,
I know my question is kind of silly.... but is this the way how to rotate 180° about point C in my attachment? and point B is still at the same spot?
Thanks in advance.
Hi
sabrinaZ,
To rotate 180 you need to take Line A- C and rotate clockwise 180 , so the new position will be A' - C as shown in the figure. Position of B will change, it will no longer be on top but below as shown by position B'.
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What you have done is rotated 180 degrees about point B that too on a three dimensional plane that way point B remains in its original position, but that is not the proper way. Consider the figure in a 2 dimensional aspect and rotate 180 degrees about point C.
Hope it's clear