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Saturday, February 7, 2015

Rotating Conic Sections

Hello,

Conic sections can be rotated around the origin, substituting x prime and y prime for x and y. We can use unit circle measurements to find the angle. Using the unit circle measurements for the angle, we can adjust the entire cartesian plane to rotate the graph. Some useful information on rotating conic sections include knowing basic trigonometry such as x=xprimecos(theta)-yprimesin(theta), and the y point. These allow the student to plug x and y points into the original formula given. The result will be the rotated equation. Simplify and turn in your answer!

Thanks,
Kaili Chiu

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