Rotation is when a shape is rotated
This is the same shape with various rotations.
Tip: Different rotations of a shape look different from each other.
Shapes can rotate in different amounts and in different directions
There are lots of different angles for rotation
Tip: You will need to recognise the angle and the direction of the rotation.
Shapes can rotate in different amounts and in different directions
Series questions often use rotation.
Tip: This shows how shapes might rotate in series questions.
Parts of a figure might rotate on their own
The arrow rotates 90 degrees clockwise in every figure.
Tip: In a complicated figure, only a small part might rotate in conjucnction with other changes.
Rotation should not be confused with reflection
Example of symmetric and non-symmetric objects with rotation and reflection.
Tip: For symmetric shapes, rotation and reflection may yeild same result. But, they give different results when object is not symmetric.