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Exercise 16 Page 198

A 180^(∘) rotation counterclockwise about the origin will change the coordinates of the vertices such that (a,b)→ (- a, - b).

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Let's start by looking at the given polygon.

When a figure is rotated 180^(∘) counterclockwise about the origin, the coordinates of the image's vertices will change in the following way.

(a,b)→ (- a,- b) Using this rule and the vertices of the polygon, we can find the x- and y-coordinates of the image's vertices.

Quadrilateral HIJK (a,b) (- a, - b)
H (- 4,1) (4,- 1)
I (-2,2) (2,-2)
J (- 1,- 2) (1,2)
K (-4, - 4) (4,4)

Knowing the vertices of quadrilateral H'I'J'K', we can draw the image.