Q.If the line joining two points A(2,0) and B(3,1) is rotated about A in anticlockwise direction through an angle of 15°, then find the equation of the line in new position.
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Concept understanding — Straight Lines — Forms of the Equation
The general (linear) equation of a straight line is ax+by+c=0, where a,b are not both zero; the set of solutions of any such equation is a straight line in the plane. Because dividing through by b (or a) removes one constant, every line's equation genuinely contains only two independent arbitrary constants — so exactly two independent pieces of information (two points, or a point and a slope, or two intercepts, etc.) are enough to pin a line down uniquely.
Slope. The angle of inclinationθ of a line is the angle it makes with the x-axis, measured counter-clockwise; the slopem=tanθ (undefined when θ=π/2, i.e. for a vertical line). Equivalently, through two points (x1,y1),(x2,y2) with x1=x2, m=x2−x1y2−y1; from the general form, m=−a/b (b=0). Three points are collinear exactly when the slope of any one pair equals the slope of another pair sharing a point.
Intercepts. The x-intercept is where a line meets the x-axis (y=0); the y-intercept is where it meets the y-axis (x=0). (x=0 is itself the equation of the y-axis; y=0 is the equation of the x-axis.)
The six forms (two conditions each, all interconvertible by algebra):
Line AB through A(2,0) and B(3,1) has slope 1, i.e. inclination 45°; rotating anticlockwise by 15° gives a new inclination of 60° (slope 3) through the same point A, giving the line $\sqrt3x …