Consider a quadrilateral WXYZ that is symmetric about the origin. Which of the following transformations can make the quadrilateral WXYZ coincide with itself?
Options
A
B
and then a reflection across the
- axis
C
D
A translation by
followed by a rotation of
Answer & Analysis
Answer
C
Analysis
Question Analysis
This question focuses on identifying which transformation will map a quadrilateral symmetric about the origin onto itself, testing understanding of rotation, dilation, reflection, and translation notations.
Key Concept Explanation
Rotation (): Rotates a figure around the origin by angle .
Dilation (): Changes the size of a figure with origin as the center, where is the scale factor.
Reflection: Flips a figure across an axis.
Translation: Moves a figure by a fixed vector.
Step-by-Step Solution
1. Analyze each option:
A.: A 100 - degree rotation changes the orientation, won't map the quadrilateral onto itself.
B. then reflection across the - axis: Dilation changes size, reflection changes orientation, won't map to itself.
C.
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