A line segment with endpoints at (3 , -4 ) and (2, 7 ) is rotated clockwise by (3 pi)/2. What are the new endpoints of the line segment?
1 Answer
May 26, 2016
(4 ,3) and (-7 ,2)
Explanation:
I am assuming a rotation clockwise of
(3pi)/2 about the origin.Under this rotation
a point (x ,y) → (-y ,x)
hence (3 ,-4) → (4 ,3) and (2 ,7) → (-7 ,2)
