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This Demonstration shows how to find the spectral norm of any 2×2 matrix

using the definition

. The graphic shows the vectors

with

and their transformations vector

(red arrows). The green arrows show the vector

that gives the maximum and its transformation by

After work by: Antonio Jiménez Merchán (University of Seville)

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Matrix Norm and Spectral Norm