Paper 3, Section I, F

Geometry | Part IB, 2014

Let f(x)=Ax+bf(x)=A x+b be an isometry Rn→Rn\mathbb{R}^{n} \rightarrow \mathbb{R}^{n}, where AA is an n×nn \times n matrix and b∈Rnb \in \mathbb{R}^{n}. What are the possible values of det⁡A\operatorname{det} A ?

Let II denote the n×nn \times n identity matrix. Show that if n=2n=2 and det⁡A>0\operatorname{det} A>0, but A≠IA \neq I, then ff has a fixed point. Must ff have a fixed point if n=3n=3 and det⁡A>0\operatorname{det} A>0, but A≠I?A \neq I ? Justify your answer.

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