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Age 16 to 18
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To find the formula for this combinaton of three reflections requires very little knowledge of complex numbers. All you have to do is to combine the complex maps as you combine functions.. The example shows the power of complex numbers as a tool for working with transformations in the plane.

In the problem Complex Rotations you see another examle of using complex numbers for work with transformations.

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