16.-Linear-Algebra-by-Kenneth-Hoffman · Problem 6.3.8

Elementary Canonical Forms

Mathematics — Linear Algebra · projection-minimal-polynomial

Problem

Let

P

be the operator on

R^2

which projects each vector onto the

x

-axis, parallel to the

y

-axis:

P(x, y) = (x, 0)

. Show that

P

is linear. What is the minimal polynomial for

P