Comprehensive Examination on Transformation of

Rotations

Yonathan Hadis

Instructions: Choose the correct answer for each question. Each question carries equal
marks.

1 Definitions and Basic Concepts

1. What is the definition of rotation?
A. A transformation that slides every point of a figure the same distance.
B. A transformation that turns a figure around a fixed point called the center of
rotation.
C. A transformation that flips a figure over a line.
D. A transformation that changes the size of a figure.

2. The fixed point around which a figure is rotated is called the:

A. Vertex
B. Center of rotation
C. Axis
D. Midpoint

3. If a point (x, y) is rotated 90◦ counterclockwise about the origin, its new coordinates
are:
A. (y, x)
B. (−y, x)
C. (x, −y)
D. (−x, y)

4. If a point (x, y) is rotated 180◦ about the origin, its new coordinates are:
A. (y, x)

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 B. (−x, −y)
C. (x, −y)
D. (−y, x)
5. A 360◦ rotation about any point maps a figure onto:
A. A translated version of itself
B. A reflected version of itself
C. Itself
D. A smaller version of itself
6. The image of the point (3, 4) after a 270◦ counterclockwise rotation about the origin is:
A. (4, −3)
B. (−4, 3)
C. (3, −4)
D. (−3, 4)
7. If a point (5, 0) is rotated 90◦ clockwise about the origin, its image is:
A. (0, 5)
B. (0, −5)
C. (−5, 0)
D. (5, 0)
8. A rotation that turns a figure 180◦ is equivalent to:
A. Two 90◦ rotations
B. A reflection over the x-axis
C. A reflection over the origin
D. A translation
9. The result of rotating a point (a, b) by 0◦ about any center is:
A. (−a, −b)
B. (b, a)
C. (a, b)
D. (a, −b)
10. The transformation (x, y) → (−x, −y) represents a rotation of:
A. 90◦ about the origin
B. 180◦ about the origin
C. 270◦ about the origin
D. 360◦ about the origin

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2 Rotation about the Origin
1. What are the coordinates of the image of (2, −3) after a 90◦ counterclockwise rotation
about the origin?
A. (3, 2)
B. (−3, −2)
C. (2, 3)
D. (−2, 3)

2. The point (−1, 5) is rotated 180◦ about the origin. What are its new coordinates?
A. (1, −5)
B. (−5, −1)
C. (5, 1)
D. (1, 5)

3. If the point (4, 7) is rotated 270◦ counterclockwise about the origin, what are the coor-
dinates of its image?
A. (7, −4)
B. (−7, 4)
C. (−4, −7)
D. (4, −7)

4. Which rotation maps the point (6, −8) to (8, 6)?

A. 90◦ counterclockwise
B. 90◦ clockwise
C. 180◦
D. 270◦ counterclockwise

5. A triangle has vertices at (1, 1), (4, 1), and (2, 4). After a 180◦ rotation about the origin,
what are the new vertices?
A. (−1, −1), (−4, −1), (−2, −4)
B. (−1, 1), (−4, 1), (−2, 4)
C. (1, −1), (4, −1), (2, −4)
D. (1, 1), (4, 1), (2, 4)

6. The point (0, −5) is rotated 90◦ clockwise about the origin. What is its image?
A. (5, 0)
B. (−5, 0)

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 C. (0, 5)
D. (0, −5)

7. Which transformation maps (x, y) to (y, −x)?

A. 90◦ counterclockwise rotation
B. 90◦ clockwise rotation
C. 180◦ rotation
D. 270◦ counterclockwise rotation

8. The quadrilateral with vertices A(2, 3), B(5, 1), C(4, −2), and D(1, −1) is rotated 270◦
counterclockwise about the origin. What are the coordinates of B ′ ?
A. (1, −5)
B. (−1, 5)
C. (5, 1)
D. (−5, −1)

9. After a 360◦ rotation about the origin, the image of the point (a, b) is:
A. (b, a)
B. (−a, −b)
C. (a, b)
D. (−b, a)

10. The point (3, −4) is rotated 90◦ counterclockwise about the origin, then 180◦ about the
origin. What is the final image?
A. (4, 3)
B. (−4, −3)
C. (3, 4)
D. (−3, −4)

3 Rotation about Arbitrary Points

1. When rotating a point about a center (h, k), the general rotation formulas for 90◦ coun-
terclockwise are:
A. x′ = h − (y − k), y ′ = k + (x − h)
B. x′ = h + (y − k), y ′ = k − (x − h)
C. x′ = h − (y + k), y ′ = k + (x + h)
D. x′ = h + (y + k), y ′ = k − (x + h)

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2. The point (5, 2) is rotated 180◦ about the point (1, 1). What are the coordinates of the
image?
A. (−3, 0)
B. (3, 0)
C. (0, −3)
D. (0, 3)

3. To rotate the point (x, y) 270◦ counterclockwise about (a, b), we use:
A. (a + (y − b), b − (x − a))
B. (a − (y − b), b + (x − a))
C. (a + (x − b), b − (y − a))
D. (a − (x − b), b + (y − a))

4. The point (4, 6) is rotated 90◦ clockwise about (2, 3). What is the image?
A. (5, 1)
B. (−1, 5)
C. (1, 5)
D. (5, −1)

5. A triangle has vertices at (1, 2), (3, 4), and (5, 1). If it’s rotated 180◦ about (2, 1), what
are the new vertices?
A. (3, 0), (1, −2), (−1, 1)
B. (0, 3), (−2, 1), (1, −1)
C. (0, −3), (−2, −1), (−1, 1)
D. (3, 0), (−1, 2), (1, −1)

6. The line segment from (1, 1) to (4, 5) is rotated 90◦ counterclockwise about (2, 2). What
are the new endpoints?
A. (3, 0) and (−3, 4)
B. (0, 3) and (4, −3)
C. (3, 1) and (0, 4)
D. (1, 3) and (−2, 0)

7. The circle (x−2)2 +(y −3)2 = 9 is rotated 180◦ about (1, 1). What is the new equation?
A. (x)2 + (y + 1)2 = 9
B. (x − 0)2 + (y + 1)2 = 9
C. (x + 2)2 + (y − 3)2 = 9

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 D. (x)2 + (y − 1)2 = 9
8. When rotating a line about a point not on the line, the image is:
A. Always parallel to the original
B. Always perpendicular to the original
C. Another line at the rotation angle to the original
D. A circle
9. The point (7, 4) is rotated 270◦ counterclockwise about (3, 2). What is the image?
A. (1, 6)
B. (6, −1)
C. (0, 5)
D. (5, 0)
10. A square has vertices at (1, 1), (3, 1), (3, 3), and (1, 3). When rotated 90◦ clockwise
about (2, 2), the new vertices are:
A. (3, 1), (3, 3), (1, 3), (1, 1)
B. (1, 3), (1, 1), (3, 1), (3, 3)
C. (3, 3), (1, 3), (1, 1), (3, 1)
D. (2, 0), (4, 2), (2, 4), (0, 2)

4 Rotation of Lines and Circles

1. The line y = 2x + 3 is rotated 90◦ counterclockwise about the origin. What is the
equation of the image?
A. y = − 21 x + 3
B. y = − 12 x − 3
2
C. y = 12 x − 3
D. y = −2x − 3
2. The circle x2 + y 2 = 25 is rotated 180◦ about the origin. What is its equation after
rotation?
A. x2 + y 2 = −25
B. x2 + y 2 = 25
C. (x − 5)2 + y 2 = 25
D. x2 + (y − 5)2 = 25
3. The line segment from (0, 0) to (4, 4) is rotated 45◦ counterclockwise about (0, 0). What
are the new endpoints?

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 √
A. (0, 0) and (0, 4 2)
√
B. (0, 0) and (4 2, 0)
C. (0, 0) and (−4, 4)
D. (0, 0) and (4, −4)

4. The parabola y = x2 is rotated 180◦ about the origin. What is its new equation?
A. y = −x2
B. y = x2
C. y = (x − 1)2
D. y = −x2 + 1

5. The line x = 5 is rotated 90◦ clockwise about the origin. What is the equation of its
image?
A. y = 5
B. y = −5
C. x = −5
D. y = x + 5

6. The circle (x − 1)2 + y 2 = 4 is rotated 90◦ counterclockwise about the origin. What is
its new equation?
A. x2 + (y + 1)2 = 4
B. x2 + (y − 1)2 = 4
C. (x + 1)2 + y 2 = 4
D. (x − 1)2 + y 2 = 4

7. The line y = −3x + 2 is rotated 180◦ about (0, 2). What is the equation of its image?
A. y = −3x + 2
B. y = 3x + 2
C. y = 31 x + 2
D. y = − 31 x + 2

8. The hyperbola xy = 1 is rotated 90◦ counterclockwise about the origin. What is its new
equation?
A. xy = −1
B. xy = 1
C. y 2 − x2 = 1
D. x2 − y 2 = 1

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 x2 y2
9. The ellipse 9
+ 4
= 1 is rotated 180◦ about the origin. What is its new equation?
x2 y2
A. 9
+ 4
=1
x2 y2
B. 4
+ 9
=1
x2 y2
C. 9
− 4
=1
y2 x2
D. 9
+ 4
=1

10. The line y = 12 x is rotated 270◦ counterclockwise about the origin. What is the equation
of its image?
A. y = 2x
B. y = −2x
C. y = 21 x
D. y = − 21 x

5 Special Angles and Composite Rotations

√
1. The point (1, 3) is rotated 30◦ counterclockwise about the origin. What are its new
coordinates?
√
3 3
A. ( , )
2 2
B. (0, 2)
√
C. ( 21 , 23 )
√
D. ( 3, 1)

2. A rotation of 45◦ counterclockwise about the origin can be represented by the matrix:
"√ √ #
2
− 2
A. √22 √22
2 2
" √ #
1 3
√2
− 2
B. 3 1
2 2
 
0 −1
C.
1 0
 
−1 0
D.
0 −1

3. The point (2, 0) is rotated 60◦ counterclockwise about the origin. What are its new
coordinates?
√
A. (1, 3)
√
B. ( 3, 1)

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 C. (0, 2)
√
D. (−1, 3)

4. Two successive 90◦ counterclockwise rotations about the origin are equivalent to:
A. A 180◦ rotation
B. A 270◦ rotation
C. A 360◦ rotation
D. A 90◦ rotation

5. A point is rotated 30◦ clockwise and then 60◦ counterclockwise about the origin. The
net rotation is:
A. 30◦ counterclockwise
B. 30◦ clockwise
C. 90◦ counterclockwise
D. 0◦

6. The rotation matrix for 120◦ counterclockwise is:

" √ #
1 3
− −
A. √32 2

2
− 12
"√ #
3 1
−
B. 21 √32
2 2
 
−1 0
C.
0 −1
 
0 −1
D.
1 0
7. A rotation of followed by a rotation of − about the same center results in:
A. A translation
B. The identity transformation
C. A reflection
D. A rotation of 2

8. The composition of a 90◦ rotation and a 270◦ rotation about the same center is equivalent
to:
A. A 0◦ rotation
B. A 180◦ rotation
C. A 360◦ rotation
D. A 90◦ rotation

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 9. If a point is rotated degrees and then degrees about the same center, the net rotation
is:
A. + degrees
B. − degrees
C. degrees
+
D. 2
degrees

10. The smallest positive angle for which a rotation of about the origin maps the point
(1, 0) to (0, 1) is:
A. 30◦
B. 45◦
C. 90◦
D. 180◦

6 Advanced Rotation Concepts

1. The image of the point (2, −1) after a 45◦ counterclockwise rotation about the origin is
approximately:
A. (0.7, 2.1)
B. (2.1, 0.7)
C. (−0.7, 2.1)
D. (2.1, −0.7)

2. The rotation matrix for a = 60◦ clockwise rotation is:

" √ #
1 3
A. 2√ 2
− 23 12
" √ #
1
√2
− 23
B. 3 1
2 2
" √ #
3
−√12 2
C.
− 23 − 12
 
0 1
D.
−1 0

3. If a point (x, y) is rotated by = 120◦ counterclockwise about the origin, its new coordi-
nates are given by:
 √ √ 
1 3 3 1
A. − 2 x − 2 y, 2 x − 2 y

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  √ √ 
3 3
B. − 12 x + 2
− 12 y
y, − 2
x
√ √ 
C. 2 x − 2 y, 2 x + 23 y
3 1 1

 √ √ 
1 3 3 1
D. 2 x − 2 y, 2 x + 2 y

4. A square centered at the origin is rotated 30◦ counterclockwise. Which property of the
square remains unchanged?
A. The coordinates of its vertices
B. The length of its diagonals
C. The slope of its sides
D. The area

5. The line y = x is rotated 45◦ clockwise about the origin. The equation of the new line
is:
A. y = x
B. y = −x
C. y = 0
D. x = 0

7 Finding Centers of Rotation

1. The point A(3, 1) is rotated 90◦ counterclockwise to A′ (−1, 3). What is the center of
rotation?
A. (0, 0)
B. (1, 1)
C. (2, 2)
D. (1, 2)

2. When point B(4, 2) is rotated 180◦ to B ′ (−2, −4), the center of rotation is:
A. (1, 1)
B. (1, −1)
C. (2, −1)
D. (1, 2)

3. A line y = 2x + 3 becomes y = − 21 x + 7
2
after a 90◦ clockwise rotation. The center of
rotation is:
A. (1, 5)

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 B. (2, 4)
C. (1, 4)
D. (0, 3)

4. The circle (x − 2)2 + y 2 = 4 is rotated 180◦ to (x + 4)2 + (y − 1)2 = 4. The center of

rotation is:
A. (−1, 0.5)
B. (0, 1)
C. (1, 0.5)
D. (−2, 1)

5. Point C(5, 0) is rotated 270◦ counterclockwise to C ′ (0, −5). The center of rotation must
be:
A. (0, 0)
B. (2.5, 2.5)
C. (5, 5)
D. (0, 5)

6. The segment from D(1, 1) to E(3, 5) is rotated 90◦ clockwise to D′ (5, −1) to E ′ (1, −3).
The center of rotation is:
A. (3, 1)
B. (2, 2)
C. (1, 3)
D. (4, 0)

7. When the point F (2, 4) is rotated to F ′ (6, 2) by a 90◦ counterclockwise rotation, the
center of rotation is:
A. (4, 4)
B. (3, 5)
C. (5, 3)
D. (4, 2)

8. A triangle with vertices at (1, 1), (4, 1), and (2, 4) is rotated 180◦ to (−3, −3), (−6, −3),
(−4, −6). The center of rotation was:
A. (−1, −1)
B. (0, 0)
C. (1, 1)
D. (2, 2)

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 9. The line x + y = 4 becomes x − y = 2 after a 90◦ counterclockwise rotation. The center
of rotation is:
A. (3, 1)
B. (1, 3)
C. (2, 2)
D. (4, 0)

10. Point G(a, b) is rotated 270◦ clockwise about (1, 2) to G′ (4, 5). The original coordinates
(a, b) were:
A. (4, −1)
B. (−2, 5)
C. (5, 0)
D. (3, 6)

1. Given the point A(2, 3) and its image A′ (4, −1) after rotation, find the center of rotation
if the angle is 90◦ counterclockwise.

2. The line y = 2x + 1 is rotated to become y = − 12 x + 4. Determine the center of rotation

if the angle is 90◦ clockwise.

3. A circle with equation (x − 1)2 + y 2 = 9 is rotated to (x + 2)2 + (y − 3)2 = 9. Find the

center of rotation if the angle is 180◦ .

4. Given the point P (5, −2) and its image P ′ (−1, 4) after rotation, find all possible centers
of rotation for a 180◦ rotation.

5. The line segment from A(1, 2) to B(4, 5) is rotated to become A′ (3, −2) to B ′ (6, 1).
Determine the center of rotation if the angle is 270◦ counterclockwise.

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