The ellipse
in the Cartesian coordinate system is shifted to the right so that its left focus becomes at the origin . Then it is rotated, about the origin, counter clockwise by an angle , such that the point lies on it. Find the angle of rotation in degrees, and enter as your answer.
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Label the diagram as follows:
Then ∠ D A E = tan − 1 A E D E = tan − 1 1 5 3 = tan − 1 5 1 ≈ 1 1 . 3 0 9 9 ° , and by the Pythagorean Theorem on △ A D E , A D = A E 2 + D E 2 = 1 5 2 + 3 2 = 3 2 6 .
Now consider the original ellipse 1 0 0 x 2 + 2 5 y 2 = 1 :
The semi-major axis is a = 1 0 0 = 1 0 and the semi-minor axis is b = 2 5 = 5 , so the foci are at ( ± a 2 − b 2 , 0 ) = ( ± 1 0 2 − 5 2 , 0 ) = ( ± 5 3 , 0 ) , which means A ′ is at A ′ ( − 5 3 , 0 ) .
If D ′ is at D ′ ( D x , D y ) , then by the distance formula A ′ D ′ = ( D x − A x ) 2 + ( D y − A y ) 2 = ( D x + 5 3 ) 2 + D y 2 = A D = 3 2 6 , and since D ′ is on the ellipse, 1 0 0 D x 2 + 2 5 D y 2 = 1 , which solves to D ′ ( D x , D y ) = D ′ ( 3 6 7 8 − 2 0 3 , − 2 0 2 6 − 3 2 5 9 ) .
That means ∠ D ′ A ′ B ′ = tan − 1 A ′ B ′ B ′ D ′ = tan − 1 3 6 7 8 − 2 0 3 2 0 2 6 − 3 2 5 9 ≈ 1 4 . 9 8 6 3 ° .
The angle of rotation is then θ = ∠ D A E + ∠ D A B = ∠ D A E + ∠ D ′ A ′ B ′ ≈ 1 1 . 3 0 9 9 ° + 1 4 . 9 8 6 3 ° ≈ 2 6 . 2 9 6 2 ° , so ⌊ 1 0 0 θ ⌋ = 2 6 2 9 .