Rotator


Theorem:

On the complex plane, OABC is a parallelogram and AB=AD, CB=CE, △ABD~CEB, ∠BCE=θ=∠DAB. Let D=(x', y') and E=(x, y), then .


Pf:
 

 

Use for linkage:

If we fixed the point O to the plane and the point D moves through the curve f(x, y), then the point E will describe a congruent curve F(x, y) and F(x, y) is rotated from f(x, y) about the point O at the angle θ.

 

 


Reference:

Robert C. Yates  Geometrical Tools 1949