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Is my calculation correct for this rotation around a point?

A point a(-19.94,392.11) is rotated -49.45 degrees, what is the new coordinates of point a?

My solution:

x' = x*cos(0) - y*sin(0) y' = x*sin(0) + y*cos(0)  x' = (-12.961) - (-298.0036) y' = (15.15) + (254.92)  x' = 285.04 y' = 270.07 
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    @joriki sure is :P, I made this questio$n$ also(before I remembered I had a registered accou$n$t I could use)2012-03-21

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I don't know why this old point emerged... Anyway let's try this using complex numbers : $(-19.94+392.11 i)\cdot e^{2\pi i\dfrac{-49.45}{360}}\approx 284.98 + 270.07i$

So that the OP's answer looked not so bad!

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Result of my calculation is slightly different than yours .

Let's denote :

$\theta=-49.45^\circ $

x'=r\cos \alpha ~\text{ and }~y'=r\sin \alpha

where $~r=\sqrt{x^2+y^2} =392.5$

Note that :

$\alpha=\arctan\left|\frac{y}{x}\right|+\frac{\pi}{2}-|\theta|$

$\alpha=42.07^\circ$

hence :

(x',y')=(291.69,262.64)

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    @JakeM Obviously.....2012-03-21