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P 1 = [ 1 0 0 0 ] , P 2 = a a T a T a = 1 2 [ 1 − 1 − 1 1 ] P 1 projects onto ( 1 , 0 ) , P 2 projects onto ( 1 , − 1 ) P 1 P 2 ≠ 0 and P 1 + P 2 is not a projection matrix. ( P 1 + P 2 ) 2 is different from P 1 + P 2 .