5.1 - Graphical Explorations of Vectors

Question 1

To understand how the Cartesian plane is affected by multiplication by a matrix, it helps to study how what is affected?

Answer 1

Unit Square

Question 2

Transforming the Cartesian plane through matrix multiplication transforms straight lines into what kind of lines?

Answer 2

Straight

Question 3

T/F: If one draws a picture of a sheep on the cartesian plane, then transformed the plane using the matrix [ [−1 0] [0 1] ], one could say that the sheep was “sheared”.

Answer 3

False