A horizontal shear is $T(x,y)=(x+ky,y)$ with matrix $\begin{bmatrix}1&k\\0&1\end{bmatrix}$. It fixes the horizontal axis, has determinant one, and preserves area but generally changes lengths and angles. Its inverse uses $-k$.
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