§ Non orthogonal projections
Consider the matrix
P=[1010]
- P2=P, so it's a projection. It projects the vector
[x;y] to the vector [x+y;0]. Clearly, applying it twice will result in 0. [x; y], 1. [x+y; 0], 2. [x+y; 0]. - It projects the value
(x+y)onto the x axis,and kills the y axis. - It's not a projection onto the coordinate axis.