1st year Mathematics IB (Important questions)

Aims tutorial

1. When the origin is shifted to the point

(2, 3),the transformed equation of the
curve is
2

X +3 XY 2 Y +17 X 7 Y 11=0.

Find

X +3 XY 2 Y +17 X 7 Y 11=0

x 2+ y 2 +2 x4 y+ 1=0 .
2

x + y +2 x4 y+ 1=0 .

3 X 22 3 XY +Y 2 +6 X 2+ 4 3 XY 6 Y 2 X 23 Y 22
4
8X2-8Y2=8a2
X2 Y2 =a2

H /W

(X 1) +( Y + 2) +2( X 1)4 (Y +2)+1=0 .

X2+1-2X+Y2+4+4Y+2X-2-4Y-8+1=0.

5. When the axes are rotated through an

angle 450, the transformed equation of

find the original equation of the curve.

3. When the axes are rotated through an

angle 300,find the transformed equation
of

Sol: X=xcos

sol : x=Xcos -Ysin

and

+ Ycos

x=

y=

1
2

and

Sin

cos30=

x=

3
2

45=
x

1
2

and cos30=

1
2

1
1 x+ y
+y
=
2
2 2

x y x + y
+ =
y= 2 2
2

X 3 Y 3 X Y
=
2
2
2
X y 3 X + 3 Y
+
=
2
2
2

Y=-xsin

=45

Given

given=30
30=

+ ysin

+ ycos

x 2+2 3 xy y 2=2 a2 .

Sin

17 x 216 xy+ 17 y 2=225.

the curve is

X 2+ Y 24=0 .

y=Xsin

3 x +10 xy +3 y =9.

here x=X+h=X-1 and y=Y+k=Y+2

2

3 X 22 3 XY +Y 2 2 3[ 3 X 2XY +3 XY
+
4
4

4. When the axes are rotated through an

angle 450,find the transformed equation
of

Sol: origin equation of the curve is

2

3 XY
] .[
2

sol : Transformed equation of the curve is

Here X=x-h=x-2 and Y=y-k=y-3

Original eqn is
(x-2)2 + 3(x-2)(y-3)-2(y-3)2+17(x-2) 7(y-3)11=0
x2-4x+4+3xy-9x-6y+18-2y2+12y-18+17x34-7y+21-11=0
x2+3xy-2y2+4x-y-20=0.
2. When the origin is shifted to the point (1, 2), by the translation of axes. Find
the transformed equation of

3[

+2

X + 3Y
X + 3 Y
2
[
] = 2a
]2
2

the original equation of the curve.

2

3 XY ]

the original equation of the curve is

17X2-16XY+17Y2=0
17

Transformed equation is

x+ y 2
x + y x + y
x + y 2
] 16
+17[
] =225
2
2
2
2

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1st year Mathematics IB (Important questions)

Aims tutorial

remove the xy terms from the equation

2

17 [x + y +2 xy ] 16 [ y x ] 17[ x + y 2 xy ]

+
=225
2
2
2
2

17 x +17 y +34 xy16 y +16 x + 17 x +17 y 34 xy

2
=225

Sol: If the axes are rotated through an angle

' , then

x y
+ =1
9 25

is the

( Xcos Ysin )2 +

2h [Xcos

Ysin ][ Xsin +Ycos ]+b

(Xsin +Ycos)2 =0

6. When the axes are rotated through an

, find the transformed

equation of

xcos + ysin= p .

Sol: the given eqn is

xcos + ysin= p .

the axes are rotated through an angle

x=Xcos Ysin y =Xsin +Ycos
the transformed equation is

To remove XY terms from the eqn, the

coeff of XY term must be zero.
-2XYco s . sin

i.e, (b-a) sin

+Ycossin = p
Xcos2

X (cos2

+ Xsin2

+ sin2 )= p

[ ]

1
2h
tan 1
2
ab

so as to

+ h(cos2

(ab)
sin 2
2

2h
ab

1
2h
= tan 1
2
ab

If a=b hcos2 =0

the transformed eqn is X=p.

7. Show that the axes are rotated through
an angle of

tan2

= p

. cos

sin 2 )=0
hcos2

-Ycos sin +Xsin2

+2hXYcos2 -

2hXYsin2 +2bXycos . sin =0

(Xcos Ysin ) cos +( Xsin +Ycos) sin =p .

Xcos2

4 , if a=b.

Therefore the given eqn transformed as

original eqn.

angle

the angle

x=Xcos Ysin y =Xsin +Ycos

2
2
50 x +18 y =450

2
2
25 x +9 y =225 Or

and through

=90

=45