Graph in 2 dimensions illustrating Translation of Coordinate Axes. Points are same point. Point is defined relative to origin black arrows. Point is defined relative to origin red arrows.
Any point in the 2 dimensional Cartesian plane is usually defined as meaning that
the point is units horizontally from origin and units
vertically from origin.
It is always possible, and sometimes desirable, to give the point a new name or definition that reflects its position relative to another point in the 2 dimensional plane, for example the position
of which is defined as relative to origin
In the diagram point and point are the same point. It's just that the point has the name or definition when referenced to origin (black arrows), and
when referenced to origin (red arrows).
By inspection:
or
or
Actual values:
Point is defined as relative to origin
and point the same point, is defined as relative to origin
Graph in 2 dimensions illustrating Translation of Coordinate Axes applied to linear function. line1 can have 2 equations: * relative to origin * relative to origin
In the diagram line1 has equation
What is equation of line1 relative to origin
Using
When become this means that equation
is relative to origin line1 can have equation or equation
Equation
relative to origin is same as
equation relative to origin
Graph in 2 dimensions illustrating Rotation of Coordinate Axes. Point has 2 names or definitions: when defined relative to black arrows. when defined relative to red arrows.
If axis, line , is rotated through angle so that axis of new system becomes then:
Counter-clockwise rotation occurs when is positive.
Graph in 2 dimensions illustrating Rotation of Coordinate Axes applied to linear function. line1 has 2 equations: * relative to (black system). * relative to (red system).
Let a line have equation:
Let
After rotation, equation of line relative to (red arrows) is:
where:
In the diagram line1 has equation and
What is equation of line1 relative to (red system)?
Graph in 2 dimensions illustrating Rotation of Coordinate Axes applied to quartic function. Position of black curve in red system is same as that of red curve in black system.
Let quartic function be defined as
In diagram, and axes are rotated through angle
to produce new system of coordinates (red system.)
What is equation of relative to red system?
After substituting appropriate values for code supplied to application grapher is: