extract rotation, scale values from 2d transformation matrix

Question

how can i extract rotation, scale and translation values from 2d transformation matrix? i mean a have a 2d transformation

matrix = [1, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0]

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Answer 1

If in scaling you'd scaled by the same amount in x and in y, then the determinant of the matrix, i.e. ad-bc, which tells you the area multiplier would tell you the linear change of scale too - it would be the square root of the determinant. atan( b/a ) or better atan2( b,a ) would tell you the total angle you have rotated through.

However, as your scaling isn't uniform, there is usually not going to be a way to condense your series of rotations and scaling to a single rotation followed by a single non-uniform scaling in x and y.