The discussion focuses on the concept of Projection Matrices, specifically how to derive and utilize them in mathematical problems. The solution provided demonstrates the calculation of a Projection Matrix P using the formula P = ww^T, where W is a unit vector of v. The resulting matrix is P = (1/5) * [[4, -2], [-2, 1]]. Participants also discussed the use of LaTeX for formatting mathematical expressions in forum posts, recommending tools like Codecogs for equation editing.
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Don't worry, I learned how to solve it now. since you can find the projection matrix pretty easily then you just plug in the values from the given vector, here W (unit vector of v) the squares cancel the square roots and you're left with that matrix in solution P. But i was wondering how do you add a matrix into the text?StoneTemplePython said:
##P = \mathbf{ww}^T = \frac{1}{5}\begin{bmatrix}UOAMCBURGER said:
