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0580/23 May/Jun 2023, Question 8: Describing Transformations

Cambridge IGCSE Mathematics 0580 · Paper 23 (Extended) · Calculator · 3 marks

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The question, in short

Using the grid showing triangles A and B, identify and fully describe the one transformation that takes triangle A onto triangle B.

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Solution · 3 marks

  1. 1B is the same size, turned through 90° clockwise
  2. 2About (0, 0): (x, y) → (y, −x)
  3. 3(1, 2) → (2, −1), (1, 5) → (5, −1), (3, 5) → (5, −3)
  4. 4Rotation, centre (0, 0), 90° clockwise

AnswerRotation, centre (0, 0), 90° clockwise

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