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() Reflection about an Arbitrary Axis

y mx +b
A
(o, b)
C

B
b

O(o, o)
FIGURE 5.22 Reflection about an Arbitrary Line
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Processimvolved
lved following steps:
nnslate
f e the
the line and object so that the line passes through O(0,0) (7V). [Fig. 5.23(a)]
S t e p: Trans/

with
he line and object about the origin in clockwise direction until the line coincides
ep2:Rotat

[Fig. 5.23(b)]
r-axis(R_g
Step
[Fig. 5.23(c)]
Step
:
flect
Retlect
the object about x-axis (M,).
suP h e oobject, apply the converse rotation about the origin (R) Fig. 5.23d)]
bjec

4:
To
the
anslate ob
objcctback to the original location (T-V). [Fig. 5.23(c)]
p lranslate

3:
step

Re
(TV

(b)
(a)

Re
Mx

(d)
(c)

TV

(e) Axis
about an
Arbitrary
Reflection
During
5.23 Stages
FIGURE
are pertormed:
order these
in the
Combi g these five
transformations

T-V
= T-V ROMR-A
M
Now if tan 9= m
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m+1
m
m
sin 6=
m +1
1
cos =
I+m2
| 1 0 0 | cos6 -sin 6 01 0 0
MAB
MAB 0 1 b sin cos & 0||0 -1 0
01lo 0

cos sin 6 o11 0 0

-sin 6 cos 6 0||0 1 -b

lo 0

2m -2bm

m2 +1 m2+1 m+1

2m m-1 2b
m2 +1 m+1 m+1
0 0 1

where, m is slope of line.

b is intercept made by line
on positive direction of y-axis.
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