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Matrix vs. Vector

April 12, 2019

A supervillain 'Igon Vector' (eigenvector) is immune to Dr. Matrix, who can only scale him.

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Cartoon by Ben Orlin, Math with Bad Drawings. https://cartoons.mathwithbaddrawings.com/2019-04-12-matrix-vs-vector/ (CC BY-NC 4.0)
Transcript

Matrix [a b; c d]: "Oh no! It's my worst nemesis, Igon Vector!"

Vector (x, y): "Your powers are useless on me, Dr. Matrix. Your transformations only multiply the magnitude of my evil."

Topics
Linear Algebra › Eigenvectors & EigenvaluesLinear Algebra › MatricesLinear Algebra › Linear TransformationsLinear Algebra › Vectors
Level
College
Themes
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