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  2. Involution (mathematics) - Wikipedia

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    The graph of an involution (on the real numbers) is symmetric across the line y = x. This is due to the fact that the inverse of any general function will be its reflection over the line y = x. This can be seen by "swapping" x with y. If, in particular, the function is an involution, then its graph is its own reflection.

  3. Multiplicative inverse - Wikipedia

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    The reciprocal function: y = 1/x.For every x except 0, y represents its multiplicative inverse. The graph forms a rectangular hyperbola.. In mathematics, a multiplicative inverse or reciprocal for a number x, denoted by 1/x or x1, is a number which when multiplied by x yields the multiplicative identity, 1.

  4. Hyperbola - Wikipedia

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    2.7 Inscribed angles for hyperbolas y = a/(x − b) + c and the 3-point-form 2.8 As an affine image of the unit hyperbola x 2y 2 = 1 2.8.1 Parametric representation

  5. Reflection (mathematics) - Wikipedia

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    A reflection through an axis. In mathematics, a reflection (also spelled reflexion) [1] is a mapping from a Euclidean space to itself that is an isometry with a hyperplane as the set of fixed points; this set is called the axis (in dimension 2) or plane (in dimension 3) of reflection.

  6. Inverse function rule - Wikipedia

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    This reflection operation turns the gradient of any line into its reciprocal. [ 1 ] Assuming that f {\displaystyle f} has an inverse in a neighbourhood of x {\displaystyle x} and that its derivative at that point is non-zero, its inverse is guaranteed to be differentiable at x {\displaystyle x} and have a derivative given by the above formula.

  7. Symmetry group - Wikipedia

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    As an example, consider the dihedral group G = D 3 = Sym(X), where X is an equilateral triangle. We may decorate this with an arrow on one edge, obtaining an asymmetric figure X #. Letting τ ∈ G be the reflection of the arrowed edge, the composite figure X + = X # ∪ τX # has a bidirectional arrow on that edge, and its symmetry group is H ...

  8. Dihedral group of order 6 - Wikipedia

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    If two elements x and y belong to the same orbit, then their stabilizer subgroups, G x and G y, are isomorphic. More precisely: if y = g · x, then G y = gG x g −1. In the example this applies e.g. for 5 and 25, both reflection points. Reflection about 25 corresponds to a rotation of 10, reflection about 5, and rotation of −10.

  9. Reflection symmetry - Wikipedia

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    In mathematics, reflection symmetry, line symmetry, mirror symmetry, or mirror-image symmetry is symmetry with respect to a reflection. That is, a figure which does not change upon undergoing a reflection has reflectional symmetry. In 2-dimensional space, there is a line/axis of symmetry, in 3-dimensional space, there is a plane of symmetry