Angles Needed for Rotations

Angles Needed for Rotations

To work with rotations, you need to be able to recognize angles of certain sizes and understand the basic workings of a unit circle.
Angles Needed for Rotations 1You should be able to recognize and reproduce the approximate size of a right angle (90° angle), a 45° angle, a 30° angle and a 60° angle.
Angles Needed for Rotations 2The radius of a unit circle is one (one unit).
Notice that degree movement on a unit circle goes in a counterclockwise direction.
You will want to remember the layout of the unit circle when you are graphing figures and their rotations.