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14. The translation (x,y) → (x+m.y + n) maps PQ to P'Q. Write a rule for the translation of P'Q' back to PQ. Explain your reasoning.

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To find the rule for the translation that maps P'Q' back to PQ, we need to consider the inverse transformation.

Given the original translation:

(x, y) → (x + m*y + n)

To find the inverse transformation, we want to go from P'Q' back to PQ. So, we need a rule that undoes the changes made to the coordinates of P' and Q'.

For point P' (x', y') and Q' (x'', y''), we can use the inverse transformation rule:

(x', y') → (x' - m*y' - n)

(x'', y'') → (x'' - m*y'' - n)

Applying this rule to P'Q' would effectively reverse the translation and bring us back to the original points PQ.

The reasoning behind this is that if the original transformation added m*y and n to the x-coordinate and y-coordinate, respectively, then the inverse transformation should subtract m*y and n from the x-coordinate and y-coordinate to reverse the changes and return to the original points.

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