Linear Combination
Two parent vectors admire their 'child,' a diagonal vector that is a linear combination of them both.
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Cartoon by Ben Orlin, Math with Bad Drawings. https://cartoons.mathwithbaddrawings.com/2019-04-09-linear-combination/ (CC BY-NC 4.0)Transcript
Vector 1 (vertical): "Our linear combination really takes after you." Vector 2 (horizontal): "Perhaps, but I see elements of you, too." [A diagonal vector, built from horizontal and vertical steps]