Applications of Linear Transformation

I. Computer Graphics:
Example:

1. Reflection with respect to x-axis:

u
L : R 2 R 2 , L 1
u2

u 1 0
A 1

u 2 0 1

u1 u1
u u .
2
2

For example, the reflection for the triangle with vertices 1, 4 , 3, 1 , 2, 6 is

1
L

1

, L

3
1

3

, L

2
6

2

.

The plot is given below.

2, 6
1, 4
3, 1

3, 1

1, 4

2, 6
2. Reflection with respect to y x :

L : R 2 R 2 , L

u1
u
2

u 0 1 u1 u 2
A 1
.

u2 1 0 u2 u1

Thus, the reflection for the triangle with vertices 1, 4 , 3, 1 , 2, 6 is

1

 1
L

4

, L

3
1

1

, L

6

.

2
6

The plot is given below

2, 6
1, 4
3, 1

4, 1

1, 3
6, 2
3. Rotation:
u
u cos sin u1
L : R 2 R 2 , L 1 A 1

u 2 sin cos u2
u2
For example, as ,

sin 0
2
2
A

sin 2 cos 2 1

cos

1
0

Thus, the rotation for the triangle with vertices 0, 0 , 1, 0 , 1, 1 is

0
0

1
L
0

1
0

0
0
0 0 , .

1
0

1
0
0 1 ,

1
0

1
1
1 1 .

and
1
L
1

The plot is given below.

0, 1

1, 1

0, 0

1, 1

1, 0

4. Shear in the x-direction:

u
L : R 2 R 2 , L 1
u2

u1 ku2
, k R.
u2

For example, as k 2 ,

u
L 1
u2

u1 2u2

u2

Thus, the shear for the rectangle with vertices 0, 0 , 0, 2 , 4, 0 , 4, 2 in the xdirection is
0
L
0

0 0
, L

0 2

4 4
, L

2 0

The plot is given below.

4 4
, L

0 2

8
.

 4, 2

0, 2
0, 0

8, 2

4, 0

II. Cryptography:
Suppose we want to send the following message to our friend,

MEET TOMORROW.
For the security, we first code the alphabet as follows:
A

24

25

26

Thus, the code message is

MEET TOMORROW
M
13

E
5

E
5

T
20

T
20

O
15

M
13

O
15

R
18

R
18

O
15

W
23

The sequence

13 5 5 20 20 15 13 15 18 18 15 23
is the original code message. To encrypt the original code message, we can apply a
linear transformation to original code message. Let
L : R 3 R 3 , L x Ax,

where
1
A 1
0

2
1
1

2 .
2

Then, we break the original message into 4 vectors first,

 13 20 13 18
5 , 20 , 15 , 15

,
5 15 18 23

and use the linear transformation to obtain the encrypted code message
13

L 5
5

13
1

A 5 1

0
5

2
1
1

3
2
2

13
38
5 28

,
15
5

20
1

A 20 1

15
0

2
1
1

3
2
2

20
105
20 70

15
50

13
1

A 15 1

0
18

2
1
1

3
2
2

13
97
15 64

,
51
18

18
1

A 15 1

0
23

2
1
1

3
2
2

18
117
15 79

.
61
23

20

L 20
15

13

L 15
18

and
18

L 15
23

Then, we can send the encrypted message code

38 28 15 105 70 50 97 64 51 117 79 61
Suppose our friend wants to encode the encrypted message code. Our friend can find

the inverse matrix of A first,

A

1
1
0

2
1
1

3
2
2

0
2
1

1
2
1

1
1
1

and then
38
0

A 28 2
15
1

1
2

105
0

A 70 2
50
1

1
2

97
0

A 64 2
51
1

1
2

and

1
1
1

38
13
28 5

,
15
5

1
1
1

105
20
70 20

,
50
15

1
1
1

97
13
64 15

51
18

 117
0

A 79 2
61
1
1

1
2
1

1
1
1

117
18
79 15

61
23

Thus, our friend can find the original message code

13 5 5 20 20 15 13 15 18 18 15 23
via the inverse matrix of A.
Similarly, if we receive the following message code from our friend

77 54 38 71 49 29 68 51 33 76 48 40 86 53 52
and we know the message from our friend transformed by the same linear
transformation
1
L : R R , L x Ax 1
0
3

2
1

3
2 x.
2

Thus, we first break the message into 5 vectors,

77 71 68 76 86
54 , 49 , 51 , 48 , 53

,
38 29 33 40 52

and then the original message code can be obtained by

77
0

A 54 2
38
1

1
2

71
0

A 49 2
29
1

1
2

68
0

A 51 2
33
1

1
2

76
0

A 48 2
40
1

1
2

86
0

A 53 2
52
1

1
2

1
1
1

77
16
54 8

,
38
15

1
1
1

71
20
49 15

,
29
7

1
1
1

68
18
51 1

,
33
16

1
1
1

76
8
48 16

,
40
12

1
1
1

86
1
53 14

.
52
19

and
1

Thus, the original message from our friend is

16 8
15 20 15 7
18 1
6

16

16

12

14

19

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