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Straight Lines

by Aashwin Gaur -
Number of replies: 2
Let(x,y) be the point w.r.t. to an oblique axis,and (x',y') be another point w.r.t. another oblique axis with the same origin.If formula of transformation is x=px'+qy' and y=p'x'+q'y'. Then find the value of p^2+p'^2-1/q^2+q'^2-1 The answer I have is pp'/qq'.
In reply to Aashwin Gaur

Re: Change of Oblique Axes

by Manish Verma -

I assume that the expression is \(\frac {p^2+p'^2-1}{q^2+q'^2-1}\) (this assumption is due to the absence of appropriate brackets).

For oblique axes system, we have:

\(x=x'\frac {sin(\omega-\theta)}{sin\omega}+y'\frac{sin(\omega-\omega'-\theta)}{sin\omega}\)

\(y=x'\frac {sin\theta}{sin\omega}+y'\frac{sin(\omega'+\theta)}{sin\omega}\)

\(\omega\)= Angle between the axes X and Y

\(\omega'\)= Angle between the axes X' and Y'

\(\theta\)= Angle between the axes X and X'

One can refer to Loney's Coordinate Geometry for more on the above.

Just comparing the above two results to what is given in the problem and then considering \(\frac {p^2+p'^2-1}{q^2+q'^2-1}\) and simplifying the trigonometry, things work out well.

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