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reflection

  

find the reflection of a geometric object with respect to a given point or line

 

Calling Sequence

Parameters

Description

Examples

Calling Sequence

reflection(Q, P, c)

Parameters

Q

-

the name of the object to be created

P

-

geometric object

c

-

point or line

Description

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Let c be a fixed point in the plane. By the reflection (or half-turn)  in  point c we mean the transformation of the plane S onto itself which carries each point P of the plane into the point Q of the plane such that c is the midpoint of PQ. Point c is called the center of the reflection.

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Let c be a fixed line in the plane. By the reflection  about line c we mean the transformation of the plane S onto itself which carries each point P of the plane into the point Q of the plane such that c goes through the midpoint of PQ and is perpendicular to PQ.

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For a detailed description of the object created Q, use the routine detail (i.e., detail(Q))

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The command with(geometry,reflection) allows the use of the abbreviated form of this command.

Examples

reflection of a point with respect to a line

(1)

(2)

(3)

reflection of a line with respect to a line

reflection of a circle with respect to a line

assume that the names of the horizontal and vertical axes are _x and _y, respectively

(4)

See Also

geometry/objects

geometry/transformation

 


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