Chapter 5: Q5.3-24E (page 267)
Question: A is a \({\bf{3}} \times {\bf{3}}\) matrix with two eigenvalues. Each eigenspace is one-dimensional. Is A diagonalizable? Why?
According to diagonalize theorem, A cannot be diagonalizable.
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Question: Find the characteristic polynomial and the eigenvalues of the matrices in Exercises 1-8.
5. \(\left[ {\begin{array}{*{20}{c}}2&1\\-1&4\end{array}} \right]\)
Assume the mapping\(T:{{\rm P}_2} \to {{\rm P}_{\bf{2}}}\)defined by \(T\left( {{a_0} + {a_1}t + {a_2}{t^2}} \right) = 3{a_0} + \left( {5{a_0} - 2{a_1}} \right)t + \left( {4{a_1} + {a_2}} \right){t^2}\) is linear. Find the matrix representation of\(T\) relative to the bases \(B = \left\{ {1,t,{t^2}} \right\}\).
Question: Exercises 9-14 require techniques section 3.1. Find the characteristic polynomial of each matrix, using either a cofactor expansion or the special formula for \(3 \times 3\) determinants described prior to Exercise 15-18 in Section 3.1. [Note: Finding the characteristic polynomial of a \(3 \times 3\) matrix is not easy to do with just row operations, because the variable \(\lambda \) is involved.
12. \(\left[ {\begin{array}{*{20}{c}}- 1&0&1\\- 3&4&1\\0&0&2\end{array}} \right]\)
Show that \(I - A\) is invertible when all the eigenvalues of \(A\) are less than 1 in magnitude. (Hint: What would be true if \(I - A\) were not invertible?)
Exercises 19–23 concern the polynomial \(p\left( t \right) = {a_{\bf{0}}} + {a_{\bf{1}}}t + ... + {a_{n - {\bf{1}}}}{t^{n - {\bf{1}}}} + {t^n}\) and \(n \times n\) matrix \({C_p}\) called the companion matrix of \(p\): \({C_p} = \left( {\begin{aligned}{*{20}{c}}{\bf{0}}&{\bf{1}}&{\bf{0}}&{...}&{\bf{0}}\\{\bf{0}}&{\bf{0}}&{\bf{1}}&{}&{\bf{0}}\\:&{}&{}&{}&:\\{\bf{0}}&{\bf{0}}&{\bf{0}}&{}&{\bf{1}}\\{ - {a_{\bf{0}}}}&{ - {a_{\bf{1}}}}&{ - {a_{\bf{2}}}}&{...}&{ - {a_{n - {\bf{1}}}}}\end{aligned}} \right)\).
20. Let \(p\left( t \right){\bf{ = }}\left( {t{\bf{ - 2}}} \right)\left( {t{\bf{ - 3}}} \right)\left( {t{\bf{ - 4}}} \right){\bf{ = - 24 + 26}}t{\bf{ - 9}}{t^{\bf{2}}}{\bf{ + }}{t^{\bf{3}}}\). Write the companion matrix for \(p\left( t \right)\), and use techniques from chapter \({\bf{3}}\) to find the characteristic polynomial.
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