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This document contains 15 practice problems related to eigenvalues and eigenvectors of matrices. The problems cover determining if a matrix is diagonalizable, finding eigenvalues and eigenvectors, properties of diagonalizable matrices including uniqueness of diagonalization, similarity of matrices, orthogonality of matrices, and finding values of parameters such that matrices have certain properties.

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Module 2

This document contains 15 practice problems related to eigenvalues and eigenvectors of matrices. The problems cover determining if a matrix is diagonalizable, finding eigenvalues and eigenvectors, properties of diagonalizable matrices including uniqueness of diagonalization, similarity of matrices, orthogonality of matrices, and finding values of parameters such that matrices have certain properties.

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Dr.

Berin

ADDE

Practice Problems for Module-2




1 −3 3
1. Examine whether the matrix A, where A is given by (i) A =  3 −5 3  ,
    6 −6 4
−14 −28 −44 2 0 0
(ii) A =  −7 −14 −23 , (iii) A =
  6 −1 0  is diagonalizable. If so,
9 18 29 9 18 9
−1
obtain the matrix P such that P AP is a diagonal matrix.
T T T
2. Which of the vectors  4, 1, −2, 1] , and [0, 0, 1, 0, 0] are eigenvectors
 [1, 0, 0, 0, 1] , [1,
0 0 0 0 1
 0 0 0 1 0 
 
of the matrix A = 
 0 0 1 0 0 . Justify your answer.

 0 1 0 0 0 
1 0 0 0 0
 
0 −1 −1
3. Without finding eigenvectors, show that A =  0 0 −1  is not diagonalizable.
0 0 0

4. If the eigenvalues of A6×6 are −4, −5, 75 , 8, −7 and 97, then by giving a proper exapla-
nation, find |A|, |A−1 |, trace(A), trace(AT ), eigenvalues of AT , A−100 , (A − 77I)−4 ,
where I is the identity matrix of size six.

5. If the eigenvalues of a singular matrix A3×3 are −2 and 97, then find |A|.
 
0 −k
6. Determine the value of k such that the eigenvalues of A = are real num-
1 0
bers.

7. If a matrix A31×31 is diagonalizable, i.e., there exists a non-singular matrix P such


that P −1 AP is a diagonal matrix. Does matrix P unique? Justify your answer.
   
5 −5 1 2
8. Are the matrices A = and B = similar? Justify your answer.
−2 0 −3 4

9. If A is a symmetric matrix and P −1 AP = D, then show that P is orthogonal matrix.


 
4 2 2
10. If A =  2 4 2 , then find a orthogonal matrix Q such that QT AQ is a diagonal
2 2 4
matrix. Hence find A5 .

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a b
11. Find a and b so that the eigenvalues of A = are 2 and 5.
1 1

12. Are the vectors [2 − 1 1]T , [1 0 0]T , and [0 0 2]T linearly independent? Justify your
answer.
 
1 0 1
13. Find the value of k such that one of the eigenvalue of A is zero, where A =  −2 k 2 .
2 −2 4

14. Is it possible to
 find an orthogonal
 matrix
 Q suchthat QT AQ is a diagonal matrix,

5 0 1 1 1 3 3 −1 1
when (i) A =  0 −2 0  , (ii) A =  1 5 1 , (iii) A =  −1 5 −1 .
1 0 5 3 1 1 1 −1 3
15. Is it possible
 to find the value
 of k such that none of the eigenvalues of A is zero,
0 −9 k
where A =  9 0 2  . Justify your answer.
−k −2 0

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