If the coordinates of a point $P$ changes to $(2,-6)$ when the coordinate axes are rotated through an angle…

If the coordinates of a point $P$ changes to $(2,-6)$ when the coordinate axes are rotated through an angle of $135^{\circ}$, then the coordinates of $P$ in the original system are
  1. $(-2,6)$
  2. $(-62)$
  3. $(2 \sqrt{2}, 4 \sqrt{2})$
  4. $(\sqrt{2},-\sqrt{2})$

Solution

If $(x, y)$ is old coordinates and $(X, Y)$ are new coordinates, when axes are rotated through an angle of $\theta$, then $ \begin{aligned} & x=X \cos \theta-Y \sin \theta \text { and } y=X \sin \theta+Y \cos \theta \\ & \therefore \quad x=2 \cos 135^{\circ}-(-6) \sin 135^{\circ} \\ & \text { and } \quad y=2 \sin 135^{\circ}+(-6) \cos 135^{\circ} \\ & \Rightarrow x=2\left(\frac{-1}{\sqrt{2}}\right)+6\left(\frac{1}{\sqrt{2}}\right) \text { and } y=2\left(\frac{1}{\sqrt{2}}\right)-6\left(\frac{-1}{\sqrt{2}}\right) \\ & \Rightarrow x=\frac{4}{\sqrt{2}} \text { and } y=\frac{8}{\sqrt{2}} \\ & \Rightarrow x=2 \sqrt{2} \text { and } y=4 \sqrt{2} . \end{aligned} $ $\therefore$ Coordinates of $P$ in the original system are $(2 \sqrt{2}, 4 \sqrt{2})$

Asked in: AP EAMCET 2018 (22 Apr Shift 1)

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