Coordinate Rules for

Rotations
 Learning Goal 1 (8.G.A.3):
Use coordinates to write directions for drawing figures, specify the
coordinates of the original and new image under a transformation and specify
the coordinate rules for those transformations.

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 A Rotation is…
• A rotation is a transformation that
turns a figure around a fixed point
called the center of rotation.
• A rotation is clockwise if its
direction is the same as that of a
clock hand.
• A rotation in the other direction is
called counterclockwise.
• A complete rotation is 360˚.
 Before rotating a figure about
the origin on a coordinate grid…
• Estimate what quadrant the
figure will end up in.
• It may help to draw a line from
one vertex of the object to the
origin.
• What quadrant would 90˚
clockwise rotation end up in?
– Imagine making a right
angle with the line.
– It will end up in quadrant 4.
• What do you notice about the
two triangles?
 Before rotating a figure about
the origin on a coordinate grid…
• Estimate what quadrant the
figure will end up in.
• It may help to draw a line from
one vertex of the object to the
origin.
• What quadrant would 180˚
counter-clockwise rotation end
up in?
– Imagine making a straight
angle with the line.
– It will end up in quadrant 3.
• What do you notice about the
two triangles?
 Goal: accurately rotate an
object about the origin and
specify the ordered pairs of the
new shape.
• As we go through the next few examples,
try to look for a pattern or relationship
between the ordered pairs after each
rotation.
• Pass out Labsheet 3.3
Rotate points A-E 90˚ counterclockwise
about the origin.
D’
• Which quadrant will it end C’
up in? E’
B’
(5, 4) (6, 6) (3, 6) A’
(0, 0)(-4, 2)(-4, 5)(-6, 6)(-6, 3)

• Write a rule for the pattern

relating the coordinates of key
points to the coordinates of their
image after a 90˚ rotation:
(x, y) → (-y, x)
• Do any points remain
unchanged after this rotation?
• Do the flag and its image make
a symmetric design?
 Rotate points A-E 180˚
counterclockwise about the origin.
• Which quadrant will it end up in?

(5, 4) (6, 6) (3, 6)

(0, 0)(-2, -4)(-5, -4)(-6, -6) (-3, -6)
A’
• Write a rule for the pattern relating
the coordinates of key points to B’
C’
the coordinates of their image
after a 180˚ rotation: D’
E’
(x, y) → (-x, -y)
• Do any points remain unchanged
after this rotation?
• Do the flag and its image make a
symmetric design?
• When you rotate a figure
180˚, does it matter whether
you rotate clockwise or
counterclockwise?
• Compare E to E’, D to
D’, and C to C’. What
A’
do you notice about each
angle pair? C’ B’

• What effect do rotations D’

E’
have on angles?
• What effect do rotations
have on side lengths?