Understanding Rotations in Geometry

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Geometry

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Grade Level10th Grade

SubjectGeometry

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Objective Students will be able to: • Rotate a figure and represent the transformation algebraically using coordinates. • Prove that a rotation can be written as a sequence of transformations. Description 3-3: Rotations

This learning resource focuses on the concept of rotations in the coordinate plane. It defines rotation as a transformation that turns a figure around a fixed point known as the center of rotation, maintaining size, shape, and angle measures, making it a rigid motion. The material includes a worked example illustrating the rotation of a point 90° counterclockwise around the origin, with detailed steps to identify pre-image coordinates, apply the rotation rule, calculate new coordinates, and label the image. Furthermore, it provides collaborative activities to analyze rotations, along with algebraic representations for various rotation angles (90°, 180°, and 270°). Practice problems encourage students to apply rotation rules to find new coordinates and challenge them to prove geometrical congruence through rigid transformations. Additional tasks on rotational symmetry and creating custom problems foster a deeper understanding of the topic.