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Stretches
y
D
x
B
x
B
The following diagram shows a stretch where the invariant line is not
the x or y axis.
y
x=1
AB = 3 AB
4
2
A
2
BA
4
B
6
10
If the scale factor is negative then the stretch is in the opposite direction.
y
B
BC = 2 BC and it has
been stretched in the
opposite direction.
A
6
Shears
In a shear, all the points on an object move
parallel to a fixed line (called the invariant line).
A shear does not change the area of a shape.
shear factor =
D
x
C
B
and
1
So, shear factor 1
1
D
x
C
x
D
x
B
x
C
B
4 Describe fully the single transformation that takes triangle A onto triangle B.
shear
8
2
4
8
4
A
5 Describe fully the single transformation that takes ABCD onto ABCD.
y
7
D
shear
invariant line is y = 2
7
shear factor is 1
7
6
4
B A
B
y=2
10
6 Describe fully the single transformation that takes ABC onto ABC.
y
8
8
shear
C
6
A
C
B
4
A
10
7 Describe fully the single transformation that takes ABCD onto ABCD.
y
3
D
C D
y=6
4
A
B A
10
shear
invariant line is y = 6
3
shear factor is 1
3
8 Describe fully the single transformation that takes ABCD onto ABCD.
7
y
x=1
shear
note: this is a negative shear
invariant line is x = 1
shear factor is
C
2
B
8
10
7
1
7