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What rotation centered about the origin maps (4, − 7) to (7,4) ? 90° counterclockwise 180° counterclockwise 270° counterclockwise I don't know. ←​

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90° counterclockwise

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What rotation centered about the origin maps (4, − 7) to (7,4) ? 90° counterclockwise 180° counterclockwise 270° counterclockwise I don't know. ←​

Explanation:

To map the point (4, -7) to (7, 4) by a rotation centered about the origin, we need to find the angle of rotation and direction.

We can start by finding the vector from the origin to (4, -7), which is <4, -7>. We want to rotate this vector to the vector from the origin to (7, 4), which is <7, 4>.

To do this, we need to find the angle between these two vectors. Using the dot product, we have:

<4, -7> · <7, 4> = (4)(7) + (-7)(4) = 0

Since the dot product is zero, we know that the two vectors are orthogonal, and the angle between them is 90 degrees.

To map (4, -7) to (7, 4) with a 90-degree rotation counterclockwise, we can use the matrix:

[0 -1]

[1 0]

Multiplying this matrix by the vector <4, -7>, we get:

[0 -1] [4] = [-7]

[1 0] [-7] [ 4]

which corresponds to the point (-7, 4). This matches our desired endpoint, so the answer is 90° counterclockwise.

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