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MATH 1300 Worksheet 12:

Eigenvalues, Eigenvectors and Diagonalization

1. Verify that the following vectors are eigenvectors for


 
1 −1 0 1
−1 1 −1 1
A=  0 −1
.
0 0
1 1 0 1

What are the associated eigenvealues?


 
1
0
(a) ~x = 
0

1
 
−1
0
(b) ~y = 
2

1
 
−100
 0 
(c) ~z = 
 200 

100

2. For the following matrices:

• find the eigenvalues


• determine whether the matrices are invertible using the eigenvalues
• find the corresponding eigenspace associated to each eigenvalue
 
3 −3
(a) A =
−1 5
 
10 3 −4
(b) B =  0 9 2 
0 0 8
 
−2 0 2
(c) C =  0 2 −2
2 −2 0

1
3. Let A be a 2 × 2 matrix. Show that the characteristic polynomial of A is

λ2 − tr(A)λ + det(A).

4. Geometrically, determine the eigenvalues and the corresponding eigenspaces of the following matrix
transformations on R2 .

(a) Orthogonal projection onto the y-axis.


(b) Counter-clockwise rotation about the origin through the angle π.

5. Show that the following matrices A and B are not similar.


   
3 −2 2 7
(a) A = and B =
4 1 1 2
   
1 0 1 1 2 2
(b) A = 0 2 −3 and B = 2 2 3
1 −2 3 2 −2 −1

 
−1 1
6. Consider the matrix A = .
1 −1

(a) Diagonalize A by finding matrices P and D, where D is diagonal, such that A = P DP −1 .


(b) Verify that A = P DP −1 .
(c) Calculate A10 .

7. Let  
5 −6 −6
A = −1 4 2 .
3 −6 −4
Is A diagonalizable? Explain and, if A is diagonalizable, find an invertible matrix P and diagonal
matrix D so that A = P DP −1 .

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