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    Reflection of an image over three parallel lines. Is there a simpler way to describe the relationship between the original image and the final image instead of the composition of three reflections?

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    Homework13Applications
    1. Reflectinganimageoverthreeparallellines.Isthersimpplerwaytodescribethe
    relationshipbetweentheimageandthefinalimageofthecompositionofthree
    reflections?

    Image13.1

    ABisparalleltolineCandlineD.
    FromtheimageabovewecanseethatpoygonEFGhasthesameorientationaspolygonEFG.
    Theirpointscorrespondtoeachother.Ifyouanalyzethepictureyoucanseethatwecanobtain
    polygonEFGfrompolygonEFGbyaglidereflection.Weknowthataglidereflectionisa
    compositionofatranslationandareflection.Inthepictureabove,polygonEFGcanendupin
    thesamelocationaspolygonEFGbybeingtranslatedtotherightside.Preciselyitcouldbe
    translatedtotherightthentranslateddowntoendupinthesamelocationasEFG.Afterthe
    translationismadewecanreflectitaboutaline.InthepictureaboveoncepolygonEFGwas
    translatedareflectionaboutlineDcanmemade,andultimatelypolygonEFGwouldbe
    reflectedandendupaspolygonEFG.Basicallyinsimplertermswecandescribethe
    relationshipbetweenafigurereflectedonthreeparallellinesasaglidereflection.

    Image13.2

    Image13.2issimilartoimage13.2.Youcanseethatwewouldgetthesameimageifwereflect
    anobjectaboutthreeparllellinesorbydoingaglidereflection.

    2. Nextwehavethecasethatwecomposethreedifferentreflectionsoverlinesthatare
    concurrent.Again,wewanttoknowifthereisasimplerwaytodescribetherelationship
    betweentheoriginalimageandthefinalimageinsteadofthecompositionofthree
    reflections.

    Image13.3
    FromImage13.3wecanseethatcomposingthreedifferentreflectionsoverlinesthatare
    concurrentwegetapicturesimilartoImage13.3.Ifwedrawalineofreflectionbetweenthe
    midpointsofHandH,andIandI,wecangetthesamefigurethatthreeconcurrentlines
    produces.Therefore,insimplertermstherelationshipbetweentheoriginlimageandthefinal
    imageaboutreflectionsofthreeconcurrentlinesisthesameasasinglereflectionbyaline
    locatedbetweenthemidpointsofthetwoimages.

    3. StudentsaretoldTwolinesareparallelifonlyiftheirslopesareequal.Howcanwe
    provethis?

    4. ProvethatPerpendicularlineshaveoppositereciprocalslopes.
    ForthisproofIusedresources.

    Resources
    FreeMathematicsTutorials.ProvethattheSlopesofTwoParallelLinesareEqual.
    RetrievedNovember9,2015,from
    http://www.analyzemath.com/line/parallelslope.html
    Stain,Steve.LinearEquationsSlopesofPerpendicularLines(negativereciprocal),Proof.
    Videosource.RetrievedNovember9,2015,from
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DAeXPJ3Jd2Y

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