A matrix is a machine that moves every point — x′ = Mx: the matrix M eats a point’s coordinates and outputs new ones
Drag a, b, c, d — the grid, the unit square, the basis arrows e₁, e₂, and the six dishes from the vector widget all move together. The faint ghost underneath is “before.” Click a data point to trace its arithmetic.
M =
1.000.00 0.001.00
a   bc   d
a 1.00
b 0.00
c 0.00
d 1.00
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