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3. Rotations
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Exercise 19 Page 565

A 270^(∘) rotation counterclockwise about the origin will change the coordinates of the vertices such that (a,b)→ (b,- a).

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Let's start by looking at the given polygon.

When a figure is rotated 270^(∘) counterclockwise about the origin, the coordinates of the image's vertices will change in the following way.

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

(a,b) (b,- a)
J(3,2) J'(2,- 3)
F(0,3) F'(3,0)
G(- 4,1) G'(1,4)
H(1,- 4) H'(- 4,- 1)

Knowing the vertices of F'G'H'J', we can draw the image.