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Shear

LO: To shear a shape, knowing the shear

factor and the invariant line.

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Shear
A transformation in which all points
along a given line L (invariant line)
remain fixed while other points are
shifted parallel to L by a distance
proportional to their perpendicular
distance from L.

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 Distance a point moves due to shear
Shear factor =
Perpendicular distance of point from the invariant line

d
1= 9
5
d= 5 8
7
C C’
Shear this 6
triangle by 5
the shear 4
factor 1. The 3
line AB is the
2
invariant line
1 A B
Invariant line
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 Distance a point moves due to shear
Shear factor =
Perpendicular distance of point from the invariant line

d
1= 9
7
2
d= 7
2 8
C C’
7
Shear this 6
triangle by 5
the shear 4
factor 1. The 3
x-axis is the
2
invariant line A A’ B B’
1
Invariant line
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 Distance a point moves due to shear
Shear factor =
Perpendicular distance of point from the invariant line

d
2= 9
3
2
d= 6
4 8
C’
7 C

Shear this 6
triangle by 5
the shear 4
factor 2. The 3 Invariant line
line y = 4 is
2
the invariant A’ B’ A B
line 1

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