Mastering Transformations: Rotation

Mathematics
Grade 6
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A worksheet covering Transformations: Rotation for Grade 6 students. Learn how to rotate figures around a point by specified angles.

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Mastering Transformations: Rotation

Subject: MathematicsGrade: Grade 6
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Grade Grade 6
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Introduction

Read the brief explanation below before attempting the questions.
1.
Rotation in geometry involves turning a figure around a fixed point called the 'center of rotation' by a certain angle. The angle of rotation determines how far the figure turns.
[2 marks]
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Practice Questions

Answer all questions. Show your working in the grid spaces provided.
1.
If a triangle is rotated 90° clockwise around the origin, what is the new position of the point (3, 4)?
[2 marks]
2.
Rotate the point (-2, 5) 180° around the origin. What are its new coordinates?
[2 marks]
3.
A point at (6, 2) is rotated 270° clockwise around the origin. Find its new location.
[2 marks]
4.
What is the effect of rotating a figure 360° around a point?
[2 marks]
5.
A square with vertices at (1,1), (1,3), (3,3), (3,1) is rotated 90° counterclockwise around the origin. What are the new coordinates of the vertex (1,1)?
[2 marks]
6.
Explain how the position of a point changes after a 180° rotation around the origin.
[3 marks]
7.
A triangle has vertices at (2, 2), (4, 2), and (3, 4). If it is rotated 90° clockwise around the origin, what are the new positions of the vertices?
[4 marks]
8.
Describe a real-world scenario where understanding rotation is useful.
[3 marks]
9.
A point at (5, -3) is rotated 270° counterclockwise around the origin. Find its new coordinates.
[2 marks]
10.
What is the total sum of the x-coordinates of a figure before and after a 180° rotation around the origin if the original x-coordinates are (2, 4, -1)?
[3 marks]

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Created
12/30/2025
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