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Rotations

Very few rotations will take the strip to itself.

Centers:
Where can the center of rotation be if the rotation takes the strip to itself? If the center is not in the middle of the strip, think about a circle through that center just touching one edge of the strip but not the other. What happens under the rotation to points near that circle?
Angles:
Suppose the center of rotation is on the midline y=0. What angles of rotation are possible if all points of the strip are to go to points on the strip? Think about points near a circle just touching both edges of the strip.



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2002-08-23