The following are true about orientation of a figure:

• It is determined by how the figure appears on the plane including the position of the vertices of the figure.


• It does not require the labeling of vertices to make a determination.


• It is preserved during these transformations: translations and dilations.


• A change in the orientation of the figure may not mean a change in the orientation of the vertices.


• This definition is used in construction and architecture.

This is an example of a change in orientation of position.

Without points labeled on a circle, the orientation of position cannot be determined.

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