Rotations (Edexcel GCSE Maths): Flashcards

Transformation that turns a shape around a fixed point

Centre, angle, and direction

Fixed point that the shape rotates around

The origin $(0, 0)$

Degrees

$90°$ and $180°$

Same direction as clock hands

Opposite direction to clock hands

Same result clockwise or anticlockwise

Congruent (same size and shape)

Tracing paper

Use degrees ($90°$), not 'quarter turn'

The word 'rotation'