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Shear

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A transformation in which all points along a given Line $L$ remain fixed while other points are shifted parallel to $L$ by a distance proportional to their Perpendicular distance from $L$. Shearing a plane figure does not change its Area. The shear can also be generalized to 3-D, in which Planes are translated instead of lines.




© 1996-9 Eric W. Weisstein
1999-05-26