Glencoe Math: Course 3, Volume 2
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3. Rotations
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Exercise 17 Page 482

Start by rotating a point using a protractor to measure the angle.

H

Practice makes perfect

Let's start by considering the given triangle.

quadrilateral
We will now draw the image of △ ABC after a 90^(∘) clockwise rotation about vertex C. For simplicity, let's start by rotating only one point. We will use vertex B. To do so, we will use a protractor to draw a ray that makes a 90^(∘) angle with CB at C.
protractor

On this ray, we will mark a point B' such that CB' is the same length as CB. This is the image of B after the rotation.

image of D
Next, to obtain A' we will repeat the same process for vertex A. Furthermore, since C is the point at which the triangle is rotated, C' will be in the same position as C. The coordinates of the images of the vertices are A'(3,3), B'(-2,5), C'(-2,1).
images
Finally, we will connect A', B' and C', to obtain the image of △ ABC.
image
Therefore, the correct option is H.

Extra

Visualizing the Rotation
Let's rotate △ ABC 90^(∘) clockwise about the vertex C so that we can see how it is mapped onto △ A'B'C'.
rotate