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3. Rotations
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Exercise 9 Page 566

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

Practice makes perfect

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 JKLM (a,b) (- a,- b)
J (1,4) (- 1,- 4)
K (5,5) (- 5, - 5)
L (7, 2) (- 7,- 2)
M (2,2) (- 2,- 2)

Knowing the vertices of quadrilateral J'K'L'M', we can draw the image.