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Aldnoahz
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I am new to linear algebra but I have been trying to figure out this question. Everybody seems to take for granted that for matrix A which has eigenvectors x, A2 also has the same eigenvectors?
I know that people are just operating on the equation Ax=λx, saying that A2x=A(Ax)=A(λx) and therefore A2x = λ2x. However, in my opinion, this is not a proof proving why A2 and A have the same eigenvectors but rather why λ is squared on the basis that the matrices share the same eigenvectors.
If someone can prove that A2 and A have the same eigenvectors by using equations A2y=αy and Ax=λx, and proceeding to prove y=x, I will be very much convinced that these two matrices have the same eigenvectors.
Or are there any other convincing proofs to show this result?
I know that people are just operating on the equation Ax=λx, saying that A2x=A(Ax)=A(λx) and therefore A2x = λ2x. However, in my opinion, this is not a proof proving why A2 and A have the same eigenvectors but rather why λ is squared on the basis that the matrices share the same eigenvectors.
If someone can prove that A2 and A have the same eigenvectors by using equations A2y=αy and Ax=λx, and proceeding to prove y=x, I will be very much convinced that these two matrices have the same eigenvectors.
Or are there any other convincing proofs to show this result?