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Geometry Level 5

The ellipse

x 2 100 + y 2 25 = 1 \dfrac{x^2}{100} + \dfrac{y^2}{25} = 1

in the Cartesian coordinate system is shifted to the right so that its left focus becomes at the origin ( 0 , 0 ) (0, 0) . Then it is rotated, about the origin, counter clockwise by an angle θ \theta , such that the point ( 15 , 3 ) (15, 3) lies on it. Find the angle of rotation θ \theta in degrees, and enter 100 θ \lfloor 100 \hspace{4pt} \theta \rfloor as your answer.


The answer is 2629.

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1 solution

David Vreken
Apr 1, 2021

Label the diagram as follows:

Then D A E = tan 1 D E A E = tan 1 3 15 = tan 1 1 5 11.3099 ° \angle DAE = \tan^{-1} \cfrac{DE}{AE} = \tan^{-1} \cfrac{3}{15} = \tan^{-1} \cfrac{1}{5} \approx 11.3099° , and by the Pythagorean Theorem on A D E \triangle ADE , A D = A E 2 + D E 2 = 1 5 2 + 3 2 = 3 26 AD = \sqrt{AE^2 + DE^2} = \sqrt{15^2 + 3^2} = 3\sqrt{26} .

Now consider the original ellipse x 2 100 + y 2 25 = 1 \cfrac{x^2}{100} + \cfrac{y^2}{25} = 1 :

The semi-major axis is a = 100 = 10 a = \sqrt{100} = 10 and the semi-minor axis is b = 25 = 5 b = \sqrt{25} = 5 , so the foci are at ( ± a 2 b 2 , 0 ) = ( ± 1 0 2 5 2 , 0 ) = ( ± 5 3 , 0 ) (\pm \sqrt{a^2 - b^2}, 0) = (\pm \sqrt{10^2 - 5^2}, 0) = (\pm 5\sqrt{3}, 0) , which means A A' is at A ( 5 3 , 0 ) A'(-5 \sqrt{3}, 0) .

If D D' is at D ( D x , D y ) 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 26 A'D' = \sqrt{(D_x - A_x)^2 + (D_y - A_y)^2} = \sqrt{(D_x + 5 \sqrt{3})^2 + D_y^2} = AD = 3\sqrt{26} , and since D D' is on the ellipse, D x 2 100 + D y 2 25 = 1 \cfrac{D_x^2}{100} + \cfrac{D_y^2}{25} = 1 , which solves to D ( D x , D y ) = D ( 6 78 20 3 3 , 20 26 259 3 ) D'(D_x, D_y) = D'\bigg(\cfrac{6\sqrt{78}-20\sqrt{3}}{3}, -\sqrt{20\sqrt{26}-\cfrac{259}{3}}\bigg) .

That means D A B = tan 1 B D A B = tan 1 20 26 259 3 6 78 20 3 3 14.9863 ° \angle D'A'B' = \tan^{-1} \cfrac{B'D'}{A'B'} = \tan^{-1} \cfrac{\sqrt{20\sqrt{26}-\frac{259}{3}}}{\frac{6\sqrt{78}-20\sqrt{3}}{3}} \approx 14.9863° .

The angle of rotation is then θ = D A E + D A B = D A E + D A B 11.3099 ° + 14.9863 ° 26.2962 ° \theta = \angle DAE + \angle DAB = \angle DAE + \angle D'A'B' \approx 11.3099° + 14.9863° \approx 26.2962° , so 100 θ = 2629 \lfloor 100\theta \rfloor = \boxed{2629} .

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