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Question
- examine the figure to the right. what angle(s) could the figure be rotated by so the shape does not appear to change?
- label the vertices (points) on each figure below. then, perform the given transformation. label the vertices of the new transformed figure using prime notation (a’, b’, etc).
a. reflect figure a across line ( l ).
b. rotate figure b ( 90^circ ) clockwise (↻) about point ( p ).
c. reflect figure c across line ( m ).
d. rotate figure d ( 180^circ ) about point ( q ).
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Question 2 Solution:
Step1: Analyze the figure's symmetry
The figure has 4 - fold rotational symmetry (since it looks the same when rotated by 90°, 180°, 270°, and 360°). Let's check the angles:
- A full rotation is \(360^\circ\). For a figure with 4 - fold symmetry, the angle of rotation for which it maps onto itself is \(\frac{360^\circ}{n}\), where \(n\) is the number of times it repeats. Here, \(n = 4\), so \(\frac{360^\circ}{4}=90^\circ\). Also, multiples of \(90^\circ\) (like \(180^\circ\), \(270^\circ\), \(360^\circ\)) will also work because rotating by \(180^\circ\) (which is \(2\times90^\circ\)) or \(270^\circ\) (which is \(3\times90^\circ\)) or \(360^\circ\) (which is \(4\times90^\circ\)) will still make the figure look the same.
Step2: Confirm the angles
The figure is symmetric about 90° rotations. So the angles are \(90^\circ\), \(180^\circ\), \(270^\circ\), and \(360^\circ\). But the most basic non - trivial angle is \(90^\circ\) (and its multiples). Since the question asks "what angle(s)", the key angles are \(90^\circ\), \(180^\circ\), \(270^\circ\), and \(360^\circ\). But typically, for such a symmetric figure (like a 4 - fold symmetric figure), the smallest non - zero angle of rotation that maps it onto itself is \(90^\circ\), and also \(180^\circ\), \(270^\circ\), \(360^\circ\).
Step1: Label vertices of Figure A
Let's assume the vertices of Figure A (the triangle) are labeled as \(A_1\), \(A_2\), \(A_3\) (you can label them based on their positions, e.g., top vertex, bottom vertex, left vertex).
Step2: Reflect across line \(l\)
To reflect a point \((x,y)\) across a vertical line \(x = a\) (assuming line \(l\) is vertical, from the grid), the rule is \((x,y)\to(2a - x,y)\). For each vertex of Figure A, apply this reflection rule. For example, if a vertex is at \((x,y)\) and line \(l\) is at \(x = k\), the reflected vertex \(A_1'\) will be at \((2k - x,y)\).
Step3: Label the new vertices
After reflecting each vertex, label them as \(A'\), \(B'\), \(C'\) (using prime notation) corresponding to the original vertices \(A\), \(B\), \(C\) of Figure A.
Step1: Label vertices of Figure B
Label the vertices of Figure B (the polygon) as \(B_1\), \(B_2\), \(B_3\), \(B_4\) (or other labels) with respect to point \(P\).
Step2: Rotate \(90^\circ\) clockwise about \(P\)
The rotation rule for a point \((x,y)\) about a center \((h,k)\) by \(90^\circ\) clockwise is \((x - h,y - k)\to(y - k,-(x - h))\), then add back \((h,k)\) to get \((h+(y - k),k-(x - h))=(h + y - k,-x + h + k)\). For each vertex of Figure B, apply this rotation rule with center \(P\)'s coordinates \((h,k)\).
Step3: Label the new vertices
After rotating each vertex, label them as \(B'\), \(C'\), \(D'\), \(E'\) (using prime notation) corresponding to the original vertices of Figure B.
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The figure can be rotated by \(90^\circ\), \(180^\circ\), \(270^\circ\), or \(360^\circ\) (the most common answer focuses on \(90^\circ\), \(180^\circ\), and \(270^\circ\) as non - trivial, with \(360^\circ\) being a full rotation). If we consider the smallest non - zero angle, \(90^\circ\) (and its multiples \(180^\circ\), \(270^\circ\), \(360^\circ\)).