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12.4 Rotation of Axes

Classifying conics from the general second-degree equation, killing the xy term with a rotation angle, and the discriminant shortcut.

Algebra and Trigonometry 2e, 12.4 Rotation of Axes

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23 exercises

Using rotation of axes formulas.

Find a new representation of the given equation after rotating through the given angle.

3x2+xy+3y2-5=0, θ=45º3 x^{2} + x y + 3 y^{2} - 5 = 0 , \theta = 45 o

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Identify conic sections by their equations.

  1. ⓐ x=-y2-2y+3x = - y^{2} - 2 y + 3
  2. ⓑ 9y2-x2+18y-4x-4=09 y^{2} - x^{2} + 18 y - 4 x - 4 = 0
  3. ⓒ 9x2+25y2=2259 x^{2} + 25 y^{2} = 225
  4. ⓓ x2+y2-4x+10y-7=0x^{2} + y^{2} - 4 x + 10 y - 7 = 0

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12.4 Exercise 9

Identify the graph of each of the following nondegenerate conic sections.

  1. ⓐ 16 y 2 − x 2 +x−4y−9=0 16 y^{2} - x^{2} + x - 4 y - 9 = 0
  2. ⓑ 16 x 2 +4 y 2 +16x+49y−81=0 16 x^{2} + 4 y^{2} + 16 x + 49 y - 81 = 0
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12.4 Exercise 12

Rewrite the 13 x 2 −6 3 xy+7 y 2 =16 13 x^{2} - 6 \sqrt{3} x y + 7 y^{2} = 16 in the x ′ y ′ x^{'} y^{'} system without the x ′ y ′ x^{'} y^{'} term.

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Identifying the Conic without Rotating Axes

Identify the conic for each of the following without rotating axes.

  1. ⓐ 5 x 2 +2 3 xy+2 y 2 −5=0 5 x^{2} + 2 \sqrt{3} x y + 2 y^{2} - 5 = 0
  2. ⓑ 5 x 2 +2 3 xy+12 y 2 −5=0 5 x^{2} + 2 \sqrt{3} x y + 12 y^{2} - 5 = 0
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12.4 Exercise 15

Identify the conic for each of the following without rotating axes.

  1. ⓐ x 2 −9xy+3 y 2 −12=0 x^{2} - 9 x y + 3 y^{2} - 12 = 0
  2. ⓑ 10 x 2 −9xy+4 y 2 −4=0 10 x^{2} - 9 x y + 4 y^{2} - 4 = 0
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12.4 Exercise 16

What effect does the xy x y term have on the graph of a conic section?

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12.4 Exercise 18

If the equation of a conic section is written in the form A x 2 +Bxy+C y 2 +Dx+Ey+F=0, A x^{2} + B x y + C y^{2} + D x + E y + F = 0 , and B 2 −4AC>0, B^{2} - 4 A C > 0 , what can we conclude?

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12.4 Exercise 20

For the equation A x 2 +Bxy+C y 2 +Dx+Ey+F=0, A x^{2} + B x y + C y^{2} + D x + E y + F = 0 , the value of θ \theta that satisfies cot( 2θ )= A−C B \cot \left(2 \theta\right) = \frac{A - C}{B} gives us what information?

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12.4 Exercise 22

Determine which conic section is represented based on the given equation.

x 2 −10x+4y−10=0 x^{2} - 10 x + 4 y - 10 = 0

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12.4 Exercise 24

Determine which conic section is represented based on the given equation.

4 x 2 − y 2 +8x−1=0 4 x^{2} - y^{2} + 8 x - 1 = 0

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12.4 Exercise 26

Determine which conic section is represented based on the given equation.

2 x 2 +3 y 2 −8x−12y+2=0 2 x^{2} + 3 y^{2} - 8 x - 12 y + 2 = 0

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12.4 Exercise 28

Determine which conic section is represented based on the given equation.

3 x 2 +6xy+3 y 2 −36y−125=0 3 x^{2} + 6 x y + 3 y^{2} - 36 y - 125 = 0

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12.4 Exercise 30

Determine which conic section is represented based on the given equation.

2 x 2 +4 3 xy+6 y 2 −6x−3=0 2 x^{2} + 4 \sqrt{3} x y + 6 y^{2} - 6 x - 3 = 0

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12.4 Exercise 32

Determine which conic section is represented based on the given equation.

8 x 2 +4 2 xy+4 y 2 −10x+1=0 8 x^{2} + 4 \sqrt{2} x y + 4 y^{2} - 10 x + 1 = 0

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12.4 Exercise 34

Find a new representation of the given equation after rotating through the given angle.

4 x 2 −xy+4 y 2 −2=0,θ=45° 4 x^{2} - x y + 4 y^{2} - 2 = 0 , \theta = 45°

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12.4 Exercise 36

Find a new representation of the given equation after rotating through the given angle.

−2 x 2 +8xy+1=0,θ=45° - 2 x^{2} + 8 x y + 1 = 0 , \theta = 45°

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12.4 Exercise 38

Determine the angle θ \theta that will eliminate the xy x y term and write the corresponding equation without the xy x y term.

x 2 +3 3 xy+4 y 2 +y−2=0 x^{2} + 3 \sqrt{3} x y + 4 y^{2} + y - 2 = 0

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12.4 Exercise 40

Determine the angle θ \theta that will eliminate the xy x y term and write the corresponding equation without the xy x y term.

9 x 2 −3 3 xy+6 y 2 +4y−3=0 9 x^{2} - 3 \sqrt{3} x y + 6 y^{2} + 4 y - 3 = 0

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12.4 Exercise 42

Determine the angle θ \theta that will eliminate the xy x y term and write the corresponding equation without the xy x y term.

16 x 2 +24xy+9 y 2 +6x−6y+2=0 16 x^{2} + 24 x y + 9 y^{2} + 6 x - 6 y + 2 = 0

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12.4 Exercise 44

Determine the angle θ \theta that will eliminate the xy x y term and write the corresponding equation without the xy x y term.

x 2 +4xy+ y 2 −2x+1=0 x^{2} + 4 x y + y^{2} - 2 x + 1 = 0

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12.4 Exercise 72

Determine the value of k k based on the given equation.

Given 2 x 2 +kxy+12 y 2 +10x−16y+28=0, 2 x^{2} + k x y + 12 y^{2} + 10 x - 16 y + 28 = 0 , find k k for the graph to be an ellipse.

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12.4 Exercise 74

Determine the value of k k based on the given equation.

Given k x 2 +8xy+8 y 2 −12x+16y+18=0, k x^{2} + 8 x y + 8 y^{2} - 12 x + 16 y + 18 = 0 , find k k for the graph to be a parabola.

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Adapted from College Algebra © 2021 Rice University. Licensed under CC BY 4.0. Sources: College Algebra 2e, Algebra and Trigonometry 2e, Precalculus 2e, College Algebra with Corequisite Support 2e. Imported at revision 4922e46.