Category:Definitions/Geometric Projections

This category contains definitions related to Geometric Projections in the context of Analytic Geometry.
Related results can be found in Category:Geometric Projections.

Projection in Plane

Let $M$ and $N$ be distinct lines in the plane.

The projection on $M$ along $N$ is the mapping $\pr_{M, N}$ such that:

$\forall x \in \R^2: \map {\pr_{M, N} } x =$ the intersection of $M$ with the line through $x$ parallel to $N$.