Rotations of 2D objects

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Question 2

Rotate the shape Diagram shows an arrow pointing up through 5 quarter turns in an anticlockwise direction

How to work this out

Diagram shows an arrow pointing up
Start		 Diagram shows an arrow pointing left
One quarter turn
(Rotation 1)		 Diagram shows an arrow pointing down
One quarter turn
(Rotation 2)		 Diagram shows an arrow pointing right
One quarter turn
(Rotation 3)		 Diagram shows an arrow pointing up
One quarter turn
(Rotation 4)		 Diagram shows an arrow pointing left
One quarter turn
(Rotation 5)

Four quarter turns in an anticlockwise position bring you back to your original position. The fifth turn takes you to a position the same as that produced by one quarter turn.



Rotations of 2D objects

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