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PLZ HURRY Triangle XYZ, with vertices X(0, 0), Y(1, 6), and Z(7, 0), is rotated 270° counterclockwise about the origin. What are the coordinates of Y’?

PLZ HURRY Triangle XYZ, with vertices X(0, 0), Y(1, 6), and Z(7, 0), is rotated 270° counterclockwise-example-1
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Answer: (6,-1)

Explanation:

When rotating counterclockwise the coordinates go from (x,y) to (y,-x). This mean that they are flipped and x changes from positive to negative or negative to positive.

(1,6) → (6,-1)

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