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Topic: Orthonormal Matrices 291<br />

4 In practice the matrix for the distance-preserving linear transformation and the<br />

translation are often combined into one. Check that these two computations yield<br />

the same first two components.<br />

� �� � � �<br />

a c x e<br />

+<br />

b d y f<br />

�<br />

a<br />

b<br />

0<br />

c<br />

d<br />

0<br />

�� �<br />

e x<br />

f y<br />

1 1<br />

(These are homogeneous coordinates; see the Topic on Projective Geometry).<br />

5 (a) Verify that the properties described in the second paragraph of this Topic<br />

as invariant under distance-preserving maps are indeed so.<br />

(b) Give two more properties that are of interest in Euclidean geometry from<br />

your experience in studying that subject that are also invariant under distancepreserving<br />

maps.<br />

(c) Give a property that is not of interest in Euclidean geometry and is not<br />

invariant under distance-preserving maps.

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