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A figure in the first quadrant is rotated 180° counterclockwise about the origin. In which quadrant will the rotated figure appear?

A. first quadrant
B. second quadrant
C. third quadrant
D. fourth quadrant

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Question

A figure in the first quadrant is rotated 180° counterclockwise about the origin. In which quadrant will the rotated figure appear?

A. first quadrant

B. second quadrant

C. third quadrant

D. fourth quadrant

Answer:

A. first quadrant.

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User Regis May
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C the third quadrant

under a counterclockwise rotation about the origin of 180°

a point (x, y ) in the first quadrant maps to ( - x, - y ) a point in the third quadrant.


User Francybiga
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