Circularity is not Invariant under Affine Transformation

Theorem

The image of a circle under an affine transformation is not necessarily a circle.

Proof

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Sources

• 1998: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (2nd ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): affine geometry
• 2008: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (4th ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): affine geometry