rotation of axes

American

[ak-seez] / ˈæk siz /

noun

Mathematics.

a process of replacing the axes in a Cartesian coordinate system with a new set of axes making a specified angle with and having the same origin as the original axes.

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rotation of axes

Find x and y using the rotation of axes formulas, substitute θ=45º.

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