HP Prime Geometry App Tutorial Part 8: Rotating Triangles
Today’s lesson will show how to rotate a triangle given an
angle. The angle is in a
counter-clockwise direction.
For the purpose of this lesson, we will set the HP Prime in
Degrees mode.
Draw the Triangle
1. Set the calculator
to Degrees mode. Draw a triangle with
vertices (4,4), (4, -4), and (8, 0).
Rotate the Triangle
2. Press (Cmds), 7
for Transformation, 3 for Rotation.
3. Select the
reference point. In our example, let’s
make this point (0,0) and press [ Enter ].
4. You are asked for
an angle. Enter 90 for 90°. Press [ Enter ].
More Rotation
5. Repeat steps 2
through 4, for angles of 180 and 270.
Thank you. Until next
time, have a great day!
Eddie
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