Problem:

 

1.      Rotate (turn) triangle ABC counterclockwise 90۫ about point R.

 

2.      Describe the relationship between each point on the original polygon and its image point under the rotation.[1]

 

 

Answer:

 

1. 

          

2.  The distance from a point to R is the same as the distance from the image point to R. 

     The angle formed by a point, its image, and point R is 90۫.


[1] Connected Mathematics Project (2004).  Kaleidoscopes, Hubcaps, and Mirrors  Pearson Prentice Hall