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Matrix Transformations

Watch a 2×2 matrix bend the whole grid of space. See where the basis vectors land, drag your own vector, and spot the eigenvectors — the directions that never turn.

îĵ
Try a transformation
The matrix (its columns)
[
0.0-1.01.00.0
]
Column 1 (orange) is where î lands; column 2 (blue) is where ĵ lands.

Faint grid = space before; orange grid = after. Drag the white dot to move your vector and watch its image follow. This transform has no real eigenvectors — a pure rotation turns every direction.

Related topics: Linear Algebra