Transformations - Shear

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1) Shear the triangle ABC from fixed line x-axis, by shear factor 1. [1]
Give the coordinates of the image point A'
y
6
C
5

2
B
1
A
x
-1 1 2 3 4 5 6
-1

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2) Shear the triangle ABC from fixed line y-axis, by shear factor 2. [1]
Give the coordinates of the image point B'

y
10
9
8
7
6
5
4
C
3
2
1
A B
x
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

3) Fully describe the single transformation from the triangle ABC to its image [1]

y
6

5
B
4
3
C
2
1
A
x
-2 -1 1 2 3 4 5 6
-1

-2

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4) Fully describe the single transformation from the triangle ABC to its image [1]

y
3

x
-5 -4 -3 -2 -1 1 2 3
A
-1

-2
B
-3

-4
C
-5

5) Shear the shape by scale factor 2 from the dotted line

[1]

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6) Shear the shape by shear factor 2 using the y-axis as the fixed line

12
11
10
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1

-2 -1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
-1
-2

[1]
7) Shear the shape by shear factor 1.5 using the x-axis as the fixed line

13
12
11
10
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1

-1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
-1

[1]

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8) Shear the shape by shear factor 0.5 using the x-axis as the fixed line

-1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
-1

[1]

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Solutions for the assessment Transformations - Shear

1)
Shearing the triangle ABC from fixed line x-axis, by shear factor 1 gives image point A' = (1,1)
y
6
C
5

2
B
1
A
x
-1 1 2 3 4 5 6
-1

2)
Shearing the triangle ABC from fixed line y-axis, by shear factor 2 gives image point B' = (4,9)

y
10
9
8
7
6
5
4
C
3
2
1
A B
x
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

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3) shear from fixed line x-axis by shear factor 1

y
6

5
B
4

3
C
2
1
A
x
-2 -1 1 2 3 4 5 6
-1

-2

4) shear from fixed line y-axis by shear factor 1

y
3

1
x
-5 -4 -3 -2 -1 1 2 3
A
-1

-2
B
-3

-4
C
-5

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5)

y
12
11 x
10
9
8
7
6
6) 5
4
3
2
1
x
-2 -1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
-1
-2

y
13
12
11
10
9
8
7
7) 6
5
4
3
2
1
x
-1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
-1

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 y
7

8) 3

x
-1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
-1

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