Abigail wonders if it matters in what order you do a translation and a rotation.  She tells you that she thinks the image is the same after a translation followed by a rotation as it is after a rotation followed by a translation. Is she correct?

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Abigail wonders if it matters in what order you do a translation and a rotation.  She tells you that she thinks the image is the same after a translation followed by a rotation as it is after a rotation followed by a translation. Is she correct?

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