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We're given a matrix a.
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A is the 2x2 matrix 2, negative 1, negative 2, 3.
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In part a, we're asked to find the eigenvalues in corresponding eigenvectors of this matrix.
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To do this, let's find the characteristic polynomial.
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For a 2x2 polynomial, this is 2x2 matrix.
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This is t squared minus the trace of a, which is 5 times t, plus the determinant of a, which is 8.
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And we can factor this as so it should be instead of plus 8 plus 4.
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And so this can actually be factored as t minus 1 times t minus 4.
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And therefore the zeros of the characteristic polynomial are our eigenvalues.
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Lambda 1 equals 1 and lambda 2 equals 4.
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We'll begin with the first eigenvalue, lambda 1 equals 1.
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I'll subtract 1 down the diagonal of a.
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We get the matrix m, which is a minus i.
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This is the 2x2 matrix 1, negative 1, negative 2.
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2.
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And this corresponds to the homogenous system x minus y equals 0 and negative 2x plus 2y equals 0.
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And this corresponds to the single equation x minus y equals 0.
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So take y equals 1, then x that equal 1.
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There's only one independent eigenvector.
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I'll call it u.
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So that u equals 1 -1 is an eigenvector belonging to the eigenvalue lambda 1, which is 1.
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Now, with their second eigenvalue, 4, i'm going to subtract 4 down the diagonal of a.
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So we get our matrix m, which is a minus 4i.
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And this is the 2x2 matrix, negative 2, negative 1, negative 1, negative 2, negative 1.
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This gives us the homogenous system, negative 2x minus y equals 0, and negative 2x minus y equals 0, which is of course just the single equation, negative 2x minus y equals 0.
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And if you take x to be positive 1, then y is negative 2, and so we get the vector v, which is 1, negative 2, and this is an eigenvector belonging to the eigenvalue lambda 2 which was 4.
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Then in part b we're asked to find a non -singular matrix p such that matrix d which is p inverse ap is diagonal.
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Well because we have a maximal set of a nearly independent eigenvectors which is u and v for 1 -1 and 1 -2.
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So it follows that the matrix p, whose columns are these hyginvectors is non -singular and diagonalizes our matrix a.
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So we'll take p to be the matrix with columns 1 -1, and 1 negative 2.
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And as a result we have that a is diagonalizable and d is equal to p inverse ap where d is a diagonal matrix of corresponding eigenvalues for entries so 1 -004 then in part c we're asked to find a to the 8th power and find f of a, where f of t is a certain polynomial.
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First i'll find a to the eighth power...