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A = [ 2 2 − 1 − 1 2 2 2 − 1 2 ] , This example shows a matrix with perpendicular columns. A T A = 9 I is diagonal: ( A T A ) ij = ( column i of A ) ⋅ ( column j of A ) . When the columns are unit vectors, then A T A = I .