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What will the coordinates of the image of point M be after it is rotated 90 degrees clockwise about the origin

What will the coordinates of the image of point M be after it is rotated 90 degrees-example-1
User Jeerbl
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The originals coodinates are (8,1). After a 90° rotation, we have to change the order of the coordinates and change the sig to the new y-coordinate like this


(8,1)\rightarrow(1,8)\rightarrow(1,-8)

so the new coordinates are (1,-8)

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