Tutorial Sheet-5
Tutorial Sheet-5
Department of Mathematics
Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur
Tutorial Sheet 5, Spring 2023
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1. Let A = . Use Cayley-Hamilton theorem to express 2A5 − 3A4 + A2 − 5I as a
1 2
linear polynomial in A.
1 0 0
2. Let A = 1 0 1 . Show that for every integer (n ≥ 3) An = An−2 + A2 − I. Hence
0 1 0
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evaluate A .
4 1 1 1
3. Let A = and P = . If A = P DP −1 , then find the diagonal matrix D.
2 3 1 −2
6 −2 2
4. Let A = −2 3 −1 . Find a diagonal matrix D and an invertible matrix P such
2 −1 3
that A = P DP −1 .
5. The linear transformation L(x) is defined by the cross product L(x) = b × x, where
b = [0 1 0]T and x = [x1 x2 x3 ]T are vectors
in three dimensional spaces. The 3 × 3 matrix
x1
M of this operation satisfies L(x) = M x2 . Find the eigenvalues of M .
x3
1
2 0 0
9. Check diagonalizability of the following matrix : A = 4 2 0 .
6 0 2
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