Exploring Rotations of Shapes

What is the result of rotating a square 90 degrees clockwise around its center?

• A rectangle

• A square

• A triangle

• A circle

If a triangle is rotated 180 degrees around its centroid, what will be the orientation of the triangle?

• The same as the original

• Upside down

• Rotated 90 degrees

• Rotated 270 degrees

A regular hexagon is rotated 60 degrees clockwise around its center. What is the resulting shape?

• A rectangle

• A hexagon

• A pentagon

• A square

What is the angle of rotation needed to map a regular pentagon onto itself?

• 36 degrees

• 72 degrees

• 108 degrees

• 144 degrees

A rectangle is rotated 180 degrees around its center. What is the resulting shape?

• A square

• A rectangle

• A parallelogram

• A trapezoid

What is the result of rotating a circle 45 degrees around its center?

• An ellipse

• A circle

• A spiral

• A parabola

A regular octagon is rotated 45 degrees around its center. What is the resulting shape?

• A hexagon

• An octagon

• A decagon

• A dodecagon

What is the angle of rotation needed to map a regular triangle onto itself?

• 60 degrees

• 120 degrees

• 180 degrees

• 240 degrees