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P( ~), express a' and b' in terms of a and b. If (~) is a given vector and (~:) = Exercise 3. For each of the vectors U in Exercise I, let S(X) = (~:) denote the reflection of (; ) in the line along U. Calculate the coordinates x' and y' in terms of x andy. In each case draw a diagram and indicate several vectors and their images. Exercise 4. Let L be the line 5x - 2y = 0, and let S denote reflection in L. If (~) is a given vector and (~:) = S(~). express a ' and b' in terms of a and b. 3. Let D2 be the transformation which sends each vector into twice itself: D2(X) = 2X.
The set of points {U + rX I0 " r " I} is also a segment, from U to U+X. If X and U are linearly independent vectors, then the set of vectors {rX + sU 10 " r " 1, 0 " s " I} describes the parallelogram determined by X and U (see Fig. 27). The sets {rX 10" r" I} and {sU 10" s " I} form two edges of the parallelogram and the other two edges are {rX + U I0 " r " I} and {X + sU I0" s " I}. The four corners of the parallelogram are, in order: U, 0, X, U + X. If X and U are linearly dependent, but not both 0, then the four points U, 0, X, and U + X all lie on the same line and the set {rX + sUIO" 1, o " s " I} is then a degenerate or collapsed parallelogram.
If X and U are linearly dependent, but not both 0, then the four points U, 0, X, and U + X all lie on the same line and the set {rX + sUIO" 1, o " s " I} is then a degenerate or collapsed parallelogram. ;;; I} is also just the point 0, so the parallelogram degenerates to a single point. ;;; I} is the parallelogram T(II)={rT(X)+sT(U)IO';;;r';;; I, O';;;s';;; I}. Even if X,U is a linearly independent pair, the parallelogram T(II) might be degenerate. Exercise 5. Describe the parallelograms determined by the following pairs of vectors: (i), (:), (b) (~), (i), (c) (n, (=~), (d) (~), (n, (a) (e) (~), (~).