Computing the metric matrix from basis vectors (1,0)^T and (1,1)^T

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Homework Statement


If I have a basis: [(1,0)^T, (1,1)^T], how do I compute the metric matrix, which is [(2,1)^T, (1,1)^T]?


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How do you define the "metric matrix". Any linear vector space has a basis but not a "metric matrix".