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What is the image of (2,-3) after a 180 degree counterclockwise rotation about the origin?a. (-3, 2) b.(-2, 3) c. (-3, -2)d.(-2,3)

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Answer:

b.(-2, 3)

Explanation:

A 180 roration transforms the coordinates of a point according to the following rule.


(x,y)\rightarrow(-x,-y)

For our point (2, -3), applying the above rule gives.


(2,-3)\rightarrow(-2,3)

Hence, the coordinates of the image are (-2, 3 ) which is choice B.

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