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: <math>\begin{align} f(\alpha x + \beta y, \gamma x + \delta y) &= g(x,y),\\
\alpha \delta - \beta \gamma &= 1.\end{align}.</math>
 
For example, with <math>f= x^2 + 4xy + 2y^2</math> and <math>\alpha = -3</math>, <math>\beta = 2</math>, <math>\gamma = 1</math>, and <math>\delta = -1</math>, we find that ''f'' is equivalent to <math>g = (-3x+2y)^2 + 4(-3x+2y)(x-y)+2(x-y)^2</math>, which simplifies to <math>-x^2+4xy-2y^2</math>.