Let M:CC be a linear transformation and let p(z)=(zz1)(zz2)(zz3). Define pM(z)=(zM(z1))(zM(z2))(zM(z3)). Then if z is a root of p(z), M(z) is a root of pM(z). In other words, we can transform the initial triangle Δz1z2z3 via any linear transformation and its roots will follow appropriately.

Proof. Let M(z)=az+b. Note M'(z) = a. See that pM(M(z))=(M(z)M(z1))(M(z)M(z2))(M(z)M(z3))=a3(zz1)(zz2)(zz3)=a3p(z). Now differentiate: apM(M(z))=a3p(z). So in particular, since a0, M(z) is a root of pM if and only if z is a root of p(z).



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