9.4.2 - Rotation Matrices
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What does a rotation matrix do?
💡 Hint: Think about how robots change their orientation.
Name one property that rotation matrices must have.
💡 Hint: What does orthogonal mean in geometry?
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What must be true about the determinant of a rotation matrix?
💡 Hint: Recall the importance of preserving object characteristics.
True or False: Rotation matrices can distort the shape of objects they transform.
💡 Hint: Think about the properties that define a rotation matrix.
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Consider a 3D object represented by the point (2, 3, 5). If you apply a rotation matrix around the Y-axis by 90 degrees, what will be the new coordinates?
💡 Hint: Remember the formula for rotating around the Y-axis!
You have a rotation matrix R: [[0, -1, 0], [1, 0, 0], [0, 0, 1]]. What rotation does this matrix represent and around which axis?
💡 Hint: Think about the signs and the positions of the elements in the matrix.
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