IGCSE Maths Notes: Matrices and Transformations



These are of three types:

Translations, where every point is moved by a constant vector:

represents a transformation by the vector


Rotations: an anticlockwise rotation about the origin by an angle is represented by the matrix which has the effect,


This is illustrated below.

Reflections: a reflection in the line making and angle with the axis.

This is illustrated below.


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