Example of a linear transformation on R^2: projection

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Orthogonal projection onto the $x$-axis is $P=\begin{bmatrix}1&0\\0&0\end{bmatrix}$, giving $P(x,y)=(x,0)$. It satisfies $P^2=P=P^T$, has rank one and kernel the $y$-axis. Projection is linear but not invertible.

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