Why does the column-by-column rule force the derivative to become a 2×3 matrix — and how do eigenvector bases turn projections diagonal?
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The column rule for the matrix
Write the recipe: apply to each input basis vector , expand the result in the output basis , and use those coefficients as column , so sends input coordinates to output coordinates.
Projection onto the line, two matrices
Build the projection matrix twice, in the eigenvector basis where it is diagonal with entries and , and in the standard basis where every entry is .
The derivative as a matrix
Take input basis and output basis , differentiate to , and write the matrix with rows and .
Inverses and composition on the matrix side
Record that the inverse transformation has matrix and that composing two transformations corresponds to multiplying their matrices.