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OpenStudy (anonymous):

An isometry preserves distance. True or False?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

@jim_thompson5910

jimthompson5910 (jim_thompson5910):

According to this page http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isometry it states that "an isometry is a distance-preserving map between metric spaces" Examples are: translation, rotation, reflection

jimthompson5910 (jim_thompson5910):

So if you apply an isometry to some pair of points, they won't get closer or further apart

OpenStudy (anonymous):

So its true?

jimthompson5910 (jim_thompson5910):

go ahead and read the link

OpenStudy (anonymous):

ok

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