document.write( "Question 1191633: Find the image of point (5, 3) when it is rotated 1/4 of a turn counter-clockwise around the point (-1,4) . \n" ); document.write( "
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\n" ); document.write( "The center of rotation is (-1,4)
\n" ); document.write( "We need to translate this center of rotation to the origin (0,0)\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Apply the translation rule so that (-1,4) moves to (0,0)
\n" ); document.write( "This will move (5,3) to (6,-1)\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Another way to look at it: imagine that the xy axis is allowed to move but the points (5,3) and (-1,4) stay fixed.
\n" ); document.write( "If you moved the xy axis to have (-1,4) placed at the intersection of the axes, then it will give the illuison of movement described earlier.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Now that we have the center of rotation be the origin, we apply this 90 degree counter-clockwise rule:
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\n" ); document.write( "This means (6,-1) becomes (1,6) after the counter-clockwise quarter turn.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "After the rotation is done, we have to undo the translation we initially did. This will get us back to the correct frame of reference so to speak.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "The translation we did was
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\n" ); document.write( "the inverse or opposite translation would be
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\n" ); document.write( "That moves the point (1,6) to (0,10) which is the final answer.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Visual Confirmation (I used GeoGebra to make the graph):
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Answer: (0,10)
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