Key learning points

1. Tracing paper can be a helpful tool to perform a rotation.
2. The image and the object should be congruent.
3. Unless a full rotation occurs, the object and its image will not have the same orientation.

Keywords

• Clockwise - A clockwise direction is the direction in which the hands of an analogue clock travel.

• Anti-clockwise - An anti-clockwise direction is the opposite direction to which the hands of an analogue clock travel.

• Centre of rotation - The centre of rotation is the fixed point about which an object is rotated. It fixes the location of the image after it is rotated.

• Degrees - Degrees are the most common unit of measurement for angle. One whole turn is equal to 360 degrees, written 360°.

Common misconception