Question

Given the algebraic representation of a linear transformation (x,y) (3x-4, 1/5y-2),what trasformations are occuring

Answer 1

Answer:

We can define the algebraic transformations used here as:

Horizontal translation.

For a general point (x, y), a horizontal translation of N units is written as:

(x + N, y)

if N < 0, the translation is to the left

if N > 0, the translation is to the right.

Vertical translation:

For a general point (x, y), a vertical translation of N units is written as:

(x , y + N)

If N < 0, the translation is downwards

if N > 0, the translation is upwards.

Vertical dilation:

For a point (x, y), a vertical dilation of scale factor k is given by:

(y, k*y)

Horizontal dilation:

A dilation of scale factor k is written as:

(x/k, y)

Here we go from:

(x, y) to (3x - 4, (1/5)*y - 2)

So we have:

An horizontal dilation of scale factor 1/3 followed of a horizontal translation of 4 units.

And a vertical dilation of scale factor (1/5) followed by a translation downwards of 2 units.