The transformed equation of $3 x^2+3 y^2+2 x y=2$, when the coordinate axes are rotated through an angle of…

The transformed equation of $3 x^2+3 y^2+2 x y=2$, when the coordinate axes are rotated through an angle of $45^{\circ}$, is
  1. $x^2+2 y^2=1$
  2. $2 x^2+y^2=1$
  3. $x^2+y^2=1$
  4. $x^2+3 y^2=1$

Solution

Since, the axes are rotated through an angle $45^{\circ}$, then we replace $(x, y)$ by $\left(x \cos 45^{\circ}-y \sin 45^{\circ}, x \sin 45^{\circ}+y \cos 45^{\circ}\right)$ ie, $\quad\left(\frac{x}{\sqrt{2}}-\frac{y}{\sqrt{2}}, \frac{x}{\sqrt{2}}+\frac{y}{\sqrt{2}}\right)$ in the given equation $3 x^2+3 y^2+2 x y=2$ $ \begin{array}{rrr} \therefore \quad 3\left(\frac{x}{\sqrt{2}}-\frac{y}{\sqrt{2}}\right)^2+3\left(\frac{x+y}{\sqrt{2}}\right)^2 \\ & +2\left(\frac{x-y}{\sqrt{2}}\right)\left(\frac{x+y}{\sqrt{2}}\right)=2 \\ \Rightarrow & \frac{3}{2}\left(x^2+y^2+2 x y\right)+\frac{3}{2}\left(x^2+y^2-2 x y\right) \\ & & +\frac{2}{2}\left(x^2-y^2\right)=2 \\ \Rightarrow & 4 x^2+2 y^2=2 \\ \Rightarrow & 2 x^2+y^2=1 \end{array} $

Asked in: AP EAMCET 2008

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