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Glide Reflection
It is a rotation.
A translation.
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No, the composite of two reflections cannot be both a rotation and a translation. When two reflections are performed in a plane, the result is either a rotation (if the lines of reflection intersect) or a translation (if the lines are parallel). Therefore, the outcome will always be one or the other, not both simultaneously.
Glide Reflection
It is a rotation.
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When a translation is followed by a reflection across a line parallel to the direction of translation, the resulting transformation is a glide reflection. This transformation involves moving the shape in a specified direction (translation) and then flipping it over (reflection) across a parallel line. The combination results in the shape being both translated and reflected.
A composite transformation which is a translation followed by a reflection in line parallel to the direction of translation
Glide reflection
translation
A translation.
Specular reflection occurs when parallel rays of light hit a smooth surface and reflect off in a uniform direction, such as with a mirror.
This scenario illustrates the principle of reflection, where parallel light waves hit a smooth surface and bounce off in the same direction. Reflection occurs when light encounters a boundary or surface and changes direction without entering a new medium.
Parallel rays are reflected by a mirror such that they remain parallel after reflection. This is due to the law of reflection, which states that the angle of incidence is equal to the angle of reflection.
translation