Combining Transformations

$R^2=I$ (reflecting twice is the identity).

So $R^3=R$, $R^4=I$.

I noticed that if there is an even number of Rs the result is the same as I. If there is an odd number of Rs the result is the same as R.

$R^{2006}=I$ as 2006 is even.

$S$ is clockwise rotation by $90^{\circ}$ about the origin.

So $S^2$ is clockwise rotation by $180^{\circ}$ about the origin.

$S^3$ is rotation by $270^{\circ}$ clockwise about the origin (the same as $S^{-1}$).

$S^4$ is rotation by $360^{\circ}$ about the origin (the same as $I$).

So $S^{2006}=S^2$ as $S^{2000}=I$.

$T$ is translation one unit to the right;

$T^2$ is translation two units to the right;

$T^3$ is translation three units to the right, and so on.

$T^{2006}$ is translation 2006 units to the right.

$R S$ is not the same as $S R$.

$R T^2$ is not the same as $T^2 R$.

$(R T)S$ is not the same as $S(R T)$.

However, changing the order does sometimes produce the same transformation:

$R S^2=S^2 R$, for example.

The inverse of $R S$ is $(R S)^{-1}=S^{-1}R^{-1}$.

$(S T)^{-1}=T^{-1}S^{-1}$.

$(T R)^{-1}=R^{-1}T^{-1}$.

$(R S^2)^{-1}=S^{-2}R^{-1}$.