Question

A square on a coordinate plane has the points A(0, 0), B(0, 5), C(5, 5) and D(5, 0). If Square ABCD is rotated about the origin 180 degrees clockwise to form Square A'B'C'D', what would be the length of one of the sides? A. 0 units B. 5 units C. 10 units D. 20 units

Answer 1

Answer:

B. 5 units

Step-by-step explanation:

Transformation is the movement of a point from its initial location to a new location. Types of transformation are reflection, dilation, rotation or translation.

If a point X(x,y) is rotated about the origin 180 degrees clockwise the new point is at X'(-x, -y).

If the square with vertices at A(0, 0), B(0, 5), C(5, 5) and D(5, 0) is rotated about the origin 180 degrees clockwise the new points are at A'(0, 0), B'(0, -5), C'(-5, -5), D'(-5, 0)

A square has four equal sides. The distance between two points $X(x_1,y_1)\ and\ Y(x_2,y_2)$ is:

$|XY|=\sqrt{(x_2-x_1)^2+(y_2-y_1)^2}$

Hence:

$|A'B'|=\sqrt{(0-0)^2+(-5-0)^2} =5$