Rotate a Point Around a Point By an Angle

M
B

Concept:
1) Draw a ray from M (the center of the rotation) through A.
2) Make an angle with one side ray MA, and congruent to B. (See the construction for copying an
angle).
3) Draw a circle around M with radius AM. It will intersect the angle at the image of A.
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M
B

Draw a ray from M (the center of the rotation) through A.

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A'

36.90°
36.90°
A'
M
B 36.90°

Make an angle with one side MA, and congruent to B. (See the construction for copying an angle).
We can most easily do this as follows:
Draw a circle of radius AM around B. Call its intersections with B "C" and "D".
Draw a circle of radius AM around M.
Measure CD with the compass.
Draw a circle of radius CD around A.
This will intersect the circle around M in two points. One is the image if we rotate clockwise, the other is
the image if we rotate counterclockwise. See the way that the angle measurements are the same?