1. **State the problem:** We have three congruent rectangles arranged so that each is rotated 90° around a vertex of the previous one. Given points $A(2,5)$ and $B(4,1.5)$, find coordinates of points $C$ and $D$.
2. **Understand the rectangle and rotation:** The vector from $A$ to $B$ is one side of the rectangle. Since rectangles are congruent and rotated 90°, the next side is perpendicular and equal in length.
3. **Calculate vector $\overrightarrow{AB}$:**
$$\overrightarrow{AB} = (4-2, 1.5-5) = (2, -3.5)$$
4. **Length of $\overrightarrow{AB}$:**
$$|\overrightarrow{AB}| = \sqrt{2^2 + (-3.5)^2} = \sqrt{4 + 12.25} = \sqrt{16.25}$$
5. **Find vector $\overrightarrow{BC}$ by rotating $\overrightarrow{AB}$ by 90°:**
A 90° rotation of vector $(x,y)$ is $(-y, x)$.
$$\overrightarrow{BC} = (-(-3.5), 2) = (3.5, 2)$$
6. **Calculate coordinates of $C$:**
$$C = B + \overrightarrow{BC} = (4 + 3.5, 1.5 + 2) = (7.5, 3.5)$$
7. **Find vector $\overrightarrow{CD}$ by rotating $\overrightarrow{BC}$ by 90°:**
$$\overrightarrow{CD} = (-2, 3.5)$$
8. **Calculate coordinates of $D$:**
$$D = C + \overrightarrow{CD} = (7.5 - 2, 3.5 + 3.5) = (5.5, 7)$$
**Final answer:**
$$C = (7.5, 3.5), \quad D = (5.5, 7)$$
Rectangle Rotation 39718B
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