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What are the Eigenvalues and Eigenvectors of a Matrix?

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Jocey13

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Mar 13, 2008

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Homework Statement

Let: a matrix be: -5 -0.5
-0 -8

Find an invertible P and a diagonal D such that PDP(inverse)

Homework Equations

DET( (I)Lamda-A))= 0 for Eigenvalues

The Attempt at a Solution

when y=0 at the end matrix for finding the eigenvectors how do i make that a P

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ircdan

Mar 13, 2008

#2

what are your eigenvalues? P is a matrix whose columns will be the eigenvectors of A

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