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    Proving a property of the dimension of eigenspaces in a finite dimensional space

    Homework Statement Prove that if A: V - >V is a linear map, dim V = n, and h1,...,hk (where 1,...,k are subscripts) are pairwise different eigenvalues of A such that their geometric multiplicities sum to n, then A does not have any other eigenvalues. Homework Equations Note sure if this is...
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    Finding the eigenvalues of maps of polynomial vector spaces

    Homework Statement Let V be the vector space of all real-coefficient polynomials with degree strictly less than five. Find the eigenvalues and their geometric multiplicities for the following maps from V to V: a) G(f) = xD(f), where f is an element of V and D is the differentiation map...
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    Abstract algebra questions relating to Ideals and cardinality of factor rings

    Homework Statement Find the number of elements in the ring Z_5[x]/I, where I is a) the ideal generated by x^4+4, and b) where I is the ideal generated by x^4+4 and x^2+3x+1. Homework Equations Can't think of any. The Attempt at a Solution I started by finding the zeros of the...