Using that az + b/cz + d = show that every fractional linear transformation arises as a combination of horizontal translations z z+b, dilations z az and \"reflected inversions\" z 1/z. Conclude that fractional linear transformations preserve angles and the cross-ratio. Solution Consider the following operations on z \\(z\ ightarrow cz, z\ ightarrow z+d, z\ ightarrow 1/z,z\ ightarrow (b-ad/c)z,z\ ightarrow (a/c)+z\\) All of these operations are horizontal translations, dilations, or reflected inversions, for some constants a,b,c and d. If c is not 0, then apply all the above operations one after another on z: \\(z\ ightarrow cz \ ightarrow cz+d\ ightarrow \\frac{1}{cz+d} \ ightarrow \\frac{b-ad/c}{cz+d} \ ightarrow \\frac{a}{c}+\\frac{b-ad/c}{cz+d}=\\frac{az+b}{cz+d}\\) Suppose c is zero. Then apply the following transforms one after another on z: \\(z \ ightarrow \\frac{az}{d} \ ightarrow \\frac{az}{d}+\\frac{b}{d}=\\frac{az+b}{d}\\) Once again, all of these operations are horizontal translations, dilations, or reflected inversions, for some constants a,b and d. Therefore the transform \\(z \ ightarrow \\frac{az+b}{cz+d}\\) can be obtained as a combination of horizontal translations, dilations, or reflected inversions. Since each of horizontal translations, dilations, or reflected inversions preserve angles and cross- ratios therefore a composition of many such operations also preserve angles and cross-ratios. Therefore, the fractional linear transform preserves angles and cross-ratios..