Where do the standard basis vectors land during a 90-degree rotation around the y-axis in 3D space?
Conditions
- Rotation angle is exactly 90 degrees
- Axis of rotation is the y-axis
- Right-handed coordinate system convention assumed for sign determination
Reasoning, step by step
- Visualize the rotation axis: the y-axis remains fixed.
- Track (initially on positive x): it rotates 90 degrees towards the negative z-direction.
- Track (initially on positive y): since it lies on the axis of rotation, its position does not change.
- Track (initially on positive z): it rotates 90 degrees towards the positive x-direction.
- Compile the final coordinates into column vectors to form the rotation matrix.
Example
The script describes: 'the vector moves down to the negative z-axis at coordinates . The vector remains stationary... at ... Meanwhile, the vector swings over to the positive x-axis at .'
Common misconceptions
- Assuming changes direction because the whole space is rotating; it stays fixed because it is on the axis.
- Mixing up the signs for and depending on whether the rotation is clockwise or counter-clockwise relative to the viewer.
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