How do I find the angle of rotation of a hyperbola?

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Answer 1 · 2015-07-09T15:26:53

Use a formula and solve for angle of rotation = $theta$

For the formulas I use, we must put the equation in the form:

$Ax^2 +Bxy+Cy^2 +Dx + Ey +F =0$

Use $cot2theta = (A-C)/B$ or $tan2theta = B/(A-C)$ .

Solve for $theta$ .

(The $D, E, " and " F$ are not used in the formulas.)

Your textbook/teacher may prefer a different form, which would lead to different formulas.

Note/Example:
If $A = C$ , then $cot2theta = 0$ , so $theta = pi/4$