Question

Triangle STU is rotated 270 clockwise about the origin to create triangle S'T'U'. If point U of triangle STU is a (a,b), which algebraic representation best describes point U' of triangle S'T'U'?

Answer 1

(b, -a)

Explanation:

First note that the rule for a rotation by 270° about the origin is (x,y)→(y,−x)

Note that the coordinates were swapped and the x coordinates negated. Similarly;

Given the coordinate of the point U as (a, b), if the triangle is rotated 270degrees clockwise, the resulting coordinate will be (b, -a)