| Linear subspaces |
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| Consider the
variation along direction v |
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| among all of the orange
points: |
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| What unit vector v
minimizes var? |
| What unit vector v
maximizes var? |
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| Solution: v1 is
eigenvector of A with largest eigenvalue |
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| v2 is eigenvector of A with smallest
eigenvalue |
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