Tuesday, February 7, 2012

Where does the rotation take the point (4, 1) if a 90 degree rotation counterclockwise about the origin takes (2, 0) to (0, 2) and (0, 3) to (-3, 0).

90 degree  about the origin (0,0) takes (2,0) to
(0,2)


90 degree about the origin takes (0,3) = (-3,
0)


To find where does the rotation of (4,1) about the
origin goes to.


Let A bethe point (4,1). and O is the
origin (0 , 0).


Then the slope of OA  = 
4/1


Length of OA = sqrt(4^2+1) =
sqr17.


When  A is rotated by 90 degree , it moves to a
place B in 2nd quadrant B (x,y).


OB = OA =
sqrt17.


x^2+y^2 =
17...(1)


Then the slope of B =
y/x


Product of the slope of OB andOA = -1 as the angle AOB
= 90 degrees.


(y/x)*4 = -1


Or
y = -4x.........(2).


Put y = -4x in
(1):


x^2+(-4x)^2 = 17


17x^2 =
1


x ^2 =  1.


x =
sqrt1.


x = 1 or x= -1.


When x
=  1, y = -4x = -4*1 =  -4, gives the position of rotation of 90 degree clockwise
direction.


When x = -1 , y = -(-1) = 4.
Or


B(x, y) =  B ( -1 , 4) is the position of A(1,4) after
90 degree anti clockwise  rotation.

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