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  2. Rotation matrix - Wikipedia

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    If we condense the skew entries into a vector, (x,y,z), then we produce a 90° rotation around the x-axis for (1, 0, 0), around the y-axis for (0, 1, 0), and around the z-axis for (0, 0, 1). The 180° rotations are just out of reach; for, in the limit as x → ∞ , ( x , 0, 0) does approach a 180° rotation around the x axis, and similarly for ...

  3. Curve sketching - Wikipedia

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    Determine the symmetry of the curve. If the exponent of x is always even in the equation of the curve then the y-axis is an axis of symmetry for the curve. Similarly, if the exponent of y is always even in the equation of the curve then the x-axis is an axis of symmetry for the curve. If the sum of the degrees of x and y in each term is always ...

  4. Dihedral group - Wikipedia

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    The dihedral group D 2 is generated by the rotation r of 180 degrees, and the reflection s across the x-axis. The elements of D 2 can then be represented as {e, r, s, rs}, where e is the identity or null transformation and rs is the reflection across the y-axis. The four elements of D 2 (x-axis is vertical here) D 2 is isomorphic to the Klein ...

  5. Rotational symmetry - Wikipedia

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    Rotational symmetry of order n, also called n-fold rotational symmetry, or discrete rotational symmetry of the n th order, with respect to a particular point (in 2D) or axis (in 3D) means that rotation by an angle of ⁠ ⁠ (180°, 120°, 90°, 72°, 60°, 51 3 ⁄ 7 °, etc.) does not change the object. A "1-fold" symmetry is no symmetry (all ...

  6. Cartesian coordinate system - Wikipedia

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    The standard orientation, where the xy-plane is horizontal and the z-axis points up (and the x- and the y-axis form a positively oriented two-dimensional coordinate system in the xy-plane if observed from above the xy-plane) is called right-handed or positive. 3D Cartesian coordinate handedness. The name derives from the right-hand rule.

  7. Quaternions and spatial rotation - Wikipedia

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    3D visualization of a sphere and a rotation about an Euler axis (^) by an angle of In 3-dimensional space, according to Euler's rotation theorem, any rotation or sequence of rotations of a rigid body or coordinate system about a fixed point is equivalent to a single rotation by a given angle about a fixed axis (called the Euler axis) that runs through the fixed point. [6]

  8. Symmetry operation - Wikipedia

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    In mathematics, a symmetry operation is a geometric transformation of an object that leaves the object looking the same after it has been carried out. For example, a 1 ⁄ 3 turn rotation of a regular triangle about its center, a reflection of a square across its diagonal, a translation of the Euclidean plane, or a point reflection of a sphere through its center are all symmetry operations.

  9. Shear mapping - Wikipedia

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    Any point above the x-axis is displaced to the right (increasing x) if m > 0, and to the left if m < 0. Points below the x -axis move in the opposite direction, while points on the axis stay fixed. Straight lines parallel to the x -axis remain where they are, while all other lines are turned (by various angles) about the point where they cross ...