Introduction to Rotation

Introduction to Rotation

Introduction

Objects such as clock hands and Ferris wheels turn around fixed points. In geometry, this type of movement is called a rotation. A rotation changes the position of a figure while keeping its size and shape unchanged.

Olivia was playing with a toy pinwheel in her garden. When the wind blew, the blades rotated around the center of the pinwheel. She also noticed similar movements in the hands of a clock and the blades of a fan, both rotating about a fixed point.

In geometry, this type of transformation is called a rotation. A rotation is a transformation...