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linear algebra, projection Are all vectors the projection of some other vector into some line?

linear algebra, projection

Are all vectors the projection of some other vector into some line?
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Take a vector . Consider any other vector which is not orthogonal to . Consider the vector . Now, the projection of on a line parallel to a vector is . So is the projection of on a line parallel to .

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