Concept: Matrices represent geometric transformations
Transformed Plane (Basis Vectors e₁ and e₂)
e₁: (1, 0)e₂: (0, 1)
Matrix Entries [a b; c d]
[]
Determinant & Area Scaling
det(A) = ad − bc:
1
|det(A)| = 1× area scale factorInverse Matrix A⁻¹:
[1 0; 0 1]
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