Rotation, rotation, rotation!

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On a Cartesian plane, point P P ( 3 , 4 ) (3, 4) is rotated 6 0 60^\circ (or π 3 \frac{\pi}{3} radians) counterclockwise about the origin ( 0 , 0 ) (0, 0) . What are the new coordinates of P P ?

As an explicit example, if the new coordinates are ( 1 , 2 ) (1, 2) , then one would submit 3.

Express your answer as x + y x + y , rounded to 2 decimal places if necessary.


The answer is 2.64.

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2 solutions

Steven Chase
Aug 9, 2016

Here's a solution in terms of complex numbers

Feathery Studio
Aug 9, 2016

All lengths are in units, and all angles are in degrees.

In the diagram, P P' refers to point P P following the rotation. It can be observed that a triangle is formed between P P , P P' , and ( 0 , 0 ) (0, 0) . Because the equation of the circle on which P P 's rotation path lies is x 2 + y 2 = 25 x^{2} + y^{2} = 25 , the radius must be 5 5 units, meaning that the two sides of the triangle meeting at ( 0 , 0 ) (0, 0) are length 5 5 units. Because the angle between them is 60 ° 60° , it follows that the triangle is equilateral. Therefore, P P = 5 \overline{PP'} = 5 . If the coordinates of P P' are ( x , y ) (x, y) , then we can set up an equation ( x 3 ) 2 + ( y 4 ) 2 = 25 (x-3)^{2} + (y-4)^{2} = 25 . We now have two equations:

x 2 + y 2 = 25 x^{2} + y^{2} = 25

( x 3 ) 2 + ( y 4 ) 2 = 25 (x-3)^{2} + (y-4)^{2} = 25

Solving for x x and y y reveals that x = 3 2 2 3 1.96 x = \frac{3}{2} - 2\sqrt{3} \approx{-1.96} and y = 2 + 3 3 2 4.6 y=2+\frac{3\sqrt{3}}{2}\approx{4.6} . Adding the two gives us 2.64 \boxed{2.64} .

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