WOLFRAM|DEMONSTRATIONS PROJECT

Matrix Transformations: "F"

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a
11
1
a
12
0
a
21
0
a
22
1
-4
-2
2
4
-4
-2
2
4
x' = 
1
0
0
1
.x

This simple Demonstration allows the user to investigate the effect on a 2D transformation of changing each of the entries of the corresponding matrix,
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a
11
a
12
a
21
a
22
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. The nature of the transformation is shown by the way it transforms an asymmetrical figure: the letter 'F'. The untransformed 'F' is shown in blue; its image in the transformation is shown in red.