About Origin: Challenge & Extension

Mathematics
GCSE Higher
10 questions
~20 mins
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A worksheet exploring rotations about the origin, focusing on 90° anticlockwise turns. Suitable for challenge and extension at GCSE Higher level.

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About Origin: Challenge & Extension

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Practice Questions

Answer all questions. Show your working in the grid spaces provided.
1.
Calculate the coordinates of the point (3, 4) after a 90° anticlockwise rotation about the origin.
[2 marks]
2.
Rotate the point (-2, 5) 90° anticlockwise about the origin. Write down the new coordinates.
[2 marks]
3.
Plot the point (1, -3) on the grid. Then, rotate it 90° anticlockwise about the origin and mark the new position.
[3 marks]
4.
A triangle has vertices at A(2, 2), B(4, 1), and C(3, 3). Rotate the triangle 90° anticlockwise about the origin. List the new coordinates of each vertex.
[3 marks]
5.
Explain why rotating a point (x, y) 90° anticlockwise about the origin results in (-y, x).
[2 marks]
6.
A point moves from (5, -2) to its new position after rotation. Find the new coordinates.
[2 marks]
7.
A real-world object located at (x, y) on a coordinate grid is rotated 90° anticlockwise about the origin. If the original position is at (x, y), what is its new position?
[2 marks]
8.
Identify and correct the mistake in this rotation: The point (3, 4) was rotated 90° clockwise about the origin, ending at (4, -3).
[3 marks]
9.
A square has vertices at (1,1), (1,3), (3,3), and (3,1). Rotate the square 90° anticlockwise about the origin. What are the new vertices?
[3 marks]
10.
For the point (-5, 0), perform a 90° anticlockwise rotation about the origin and determine its new position.
[2 marks]

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Created
1/1/2026
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