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Homework Statement



Let A be a 5x5 matrix over R

3 eigenvectors of A are:
u_1=(1,0,0,1,1)
u_2=(1,1,0,0,1)
u_3=(-1,0,1,0,0)

also:
\rho (2I-A)>\rho (3I-A)

and: A(1,2,2,1,3)^t=(0,4,6,2,6)^t

prove that A is diagonalizable and find a diagonal matrix similar to it.

Homework Equations


The Attempt at a Solution



What I can make of this is:
(1,2,2,1,3)^t=u_1 + 2u_2 + 2u_3

(then maybe I can say that P has the eigenvectors as columns and
AP(1,2,2,0,0)^t=(0,4,6,2,6)^t

but then what?)

and because
\rho (2I-A)>\rho (3I-A)
\rho (2I-A)\leq 5
it means that
5>\rho (3I-A)
and so
det(3I-A)=0
and 3 is an eigenvalue of A.

I would like some hints/suggestions on what to do.

Thanks!
 
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A 5 by 5 matrix is diagonalizable if and only if it has 5 independent eigenvectors. You are given three independent eigenvectors. Can you find two more?
 
I know how to get the eigenvectors from an existing matrix
but not from an eigenvalue or anything they gave me... :/
 
I think I found one eigenvector,

if 3 is an eigenvalue of A, then A is similar to a matrix which it's first column is
(3,0,0,0,0)t

so an eigenvector of this matrix is (1,0,0,0,0) and thus it's an eigenvector of A as well

I only need to find one more :D (assuming I'm right).
 
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