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Algebra Review

Helping to cover the basic vocab. of Chapter 4 in Advanced Algebra by Scott Foresman.

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matrixa method of shaping data rectangularly
elementan object in a matrix
dimensionsthe way of describing a matrix in terms of m rows and n columns.
transformation"a one-to-one correspondence between the points of a preimage and an image."
preimagea figure before it is transformed
imagea figure after it has been transformed
magnitudethe rate at which points are increased in a size change
reflecting linethe line over which points are reflected
closurethe property of two 2x2 matrices producing another 2x2 matrix.
associativitytwo 2x2 matrices can be multiplied either way to produce the same matrix.
matrix for 90 degree angle rotation.[0 -1] [1 0]
the multiplied slopes of perpendicular lines-1
translationthe sliding of point(s)
rotationthe turning of x.
reflectionthe flipping, or mirroring, of x over a reflecting line.
size changethe increasing or decreasing of a shape under a transformation
scale changethe stretching or skewing of a shape under a transformation.
identity transformation[1 0]: [0 1]

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