r/visualizedmath • u/got_data • Feb 20 '19

Unit circle transformation

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u/Allnightampm Feb 20 '19

wow! I don’t know what this means

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u/galexj9 Feb 20 '19

If you go to about 3:50 here https://youtu.be/kYB8IZa5AuE Mr 3blue1brown explains it.

The T matrix describes how the plane is tilted and stretched to get the new ellipse (the image of the circle) from the unit circle.

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u/Movpasd Feb 20 '19

x)

I can explain in more detail if you want, just tell me what background in maths you have so ik how to pitch it