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Reflection Transformations in Matrices

The document provides steps to determine the transformation matrix for a reflection about any line. It first involves translating the line so it passes through the origin, then rotating it onto the x-axis. A reflection about the x-axis is performed using a known matrix. The inverse translations and rotation are then applied to return the line to its original position. Multiplying the matrices gives the transformation for reflecting about the line y=mx+b, where θ is the negative of the angle between the line and x-axis.

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Reflection Transformations in Matrices

The document provides steps to determine the transformation matrix for a reflection about any line. It first involves translating the line so it passes through the origin, then rotating it onto the x-axis. A reflection about the x-axis is performed using a known matrix. The inverse translations and rotation are then applied to return the line to its original position. Multiplying the matrices gives the transformation for reflecting about the line y=mx+b, where θ is the negative of the angle between the line and x-axis.

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Reflection Examples

• 5-12 Show that 2 successive reflections about


either the x-axis or the y-axis is equivalent to
a single rotation in the xy plane about the
coordinate origin.
• ans: Two successive reflections about a single
axis yields the identity matrix; i.e., the object
is
returned to its original position. A reflection
about one axis followed by a reflection about
the other axis is equivalent to a rotation of
180°, assuming that the reflection parameters
are either 1 or -1.
• Determine the form of the two-dimensional
transformation matrix for a reflection about
any line: y = mx + b.
• ans: A transformation sequence for obtaining the
composite matrix for reflection about a given
line is:
(1) Translate the line so that it passes through the
coordinate origin.
• Since parameter
b is the value for the y-axis intersection, the
translation parameters are tx = 0 and
ty = −b.
• (2) Rotate the line onto the x axis. A horizontal
line is already on the x axis, and
a vertical line is perpendicular to the x axis (a
90° angle). Otherwise the angle
between the reflection line and the positive x
axis is calculated from the slope of the
line: Ø = tan-1 m
• If this angle is positive (m > 0), perform a clockwise
rotation with respect to the
coordinate origin. If the angle is negative (m < 0),
perform a counterclockwise
rotation with respect to the coordinate origin. Thus, in
either case, set θ = −θ and
use the transformation matrix for a counterclockwise
rotation.
• (3) Perform the reflection about the x axis using
transformation matrix 5-52.
•
• (4) Carry out the inverse of steps (2) and (1) to
return the line to its original position.
Multiplying these five transformation matrices
and simplifying the trigonometric expressions
using double-angle formulas, we obtain the
transformation matrix for reflection
about the line y = mx+ b as
• In this matrix, angle θ is the negative of the
line angle with respect to the x axis, as
calculated in step (2).

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