Math Problem Statement

Which image shows point P1 such that a 180-degree rotation sends P0 to P1?

Solution

From the screenshot you shared, the question is about rotating a point P0P_0 by 180 degrees around a point RR, such that the rotation sends P0P_0 to a new point P1P_1. The question asks which image shows the correct rotation.

In a 180-degree rotation, every point on a line moves to its opposite side, and the distance from the center of rotation (here, point RR) remains the same.

  • If point P0P_0 is located at a certain distance on one side of RR, then after a 180-degree rotation, point P1P_1 will be located at the same distance but on the opposite side of RR.

Based on the second image being selected (Option B), this option shows P1P_1 positioned correctly on the opposite side of RR at an equal distance from RR as P0P_0, which is the correct visualization of a 180-degree rotation.

Follow-up questions:

  1. Can you describe how to find the center of rotation if you only know two points?
  2. What would happen to the points if the rotation was 90 degrees instead of 180?
  3. How does the distance from the center of rotation affect the result of the rotation?
  4. What happens to angles between points and the center during a 180-degree rotation?
  5. How would you determine the new coordinates after rotating a point 180 degrees about an origin?

Tip:

Always remember that a 180-degree rotation moves a point to the opposite side of the center, along the same straight line, and the distance from the center remains unchanged.

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Math Problem Analysis

Mathematical Concepts

Geometry
Coordinate Geometry
Transformations

Formulas

Rotation transformation: R(theta) = [cos(theta) -sin(theta); sin(theta) cos(theta)]

Theorems

Rotation theorem

Suitable Grade Level

Grades 6-8