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geometry

  

translation

  

find the translation of a geometric object with respect to a directed segment

 

Calling Sequence

Parameters

Description

Examples

Calling Sequence

translation(Q, obj, AB)

Parameters

Q

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the name of the object to be created

obj

-

geometric object

AB

-

directed segment

Description

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Let AB be a directed line segment in the plane S. By the translation  we mean the transformation of S onto itself which carries each point P of the plane into the point P1 of the plane such that the directed line segment PP1 is equal and parallel to the directed segment AB.

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The directed segment AB is called the vector of the translation.

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For a detailed description of Q (the object created), use the routine detail (i.e., detail(Q))

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The command with(geometry,translation) allows the use of the abbreviated form of this command.

Examples

Translation of a point

(1)

translation of a circle

assume that the names of the horizontal and vertical axes are _x and _y, respectively
assume that the names of the horizontal and vertical axes are _x and _y, respectively

(2)

See Also

geometry/objects

geometry/transformation

geometry[segment]

 


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