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What is the image of the point (-5, 6) after a rotation of 90° counterclockwise about

the origin?

User JanOlMajti
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Answer:

(-5,-6)

Explanation:

This is beacuse you point started out in the 2 quadrant which is (-x,+y) and when rotated 90 degrees counterclockwise (to the left) it turns the point from (-x,y) to (-x,-y) and is put in the 3rd quadrant.

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