Paper 3, Section I, F

Geometry
Part IB, 2011

Let R(x,θ)R(x, \theta) denote anti-clockwise rotation of the Euclidean plane R2\mathbb{R}^{2} through an angle θ\theta about a point xx.

Show that R(x,θ)R(x, \theta) is a composite of two reflexions.

Assume θ,ϕ(0,π)\theta, \phi \in(0, \pi). Show that the composite R(y,ϕ)R(x,θ)R(y, \phi) \cdot R(x, \theta) is also a rotation R(z,ψ)R(z, \psi). Find zz and ψ\psi.