A simple proof of the elliptical range theorem

A simple proof of the elliptical range theorem
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Proc. Amer. Math. Soc. 124 (1996), 1985-1986 Request permission

A short proof is given of the elliptical range theorem concerning the numerical range of a $2\times 2$ complex matrix.

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