In this worksheet we will consider the eigenproblem \(\A\vec{x}=\lambda\vec{x}\text{.}\)
Let \(\A=\left(\begin{array}{rr}18\amp -12\\20\amp -13 \end{array} \right)\text{.}\)
Find the characteristic equation of \(\A\)
Find the eigenvalues of \(\A.\)
For each eigenvalue \(\lambda_i\) in part ItemĀ 1.ii, find the eigenspace \(S_{\lambda_i}\)
Repeat the steps in ProblemĀ 1 to solve the eigenproblem for \(B=\left(\begin{array}{rrr}5\amp 0\amp 6\\-15\amp -7\amp -3\\-15\amp -12\amp 8\end{array}\right).\)
Let \(\A=\left(\begin{array}{cr} 78 \amp -120\\ 50 \amp -77 \end{array} \right)\text{.}\)\(\A\) has two eigenvalues \(\lambda_1\) and \(\lambda_2\)
Find the eigenvalues, \(\lambda_1\) and \(\lambda_2\text{,}\) for \(\A\) and and a corresponding eigenvector for each, \(\vec{v_1}\text{,}\) and \(\vec{v_2}\)
Check that \(\lambda_1\) and \(\lambda_2\) are also eigenvalues for \(\A^T\text{.}\)
Are the eigenvectors, \(\vec{v_1}\text{,}\) and \(\vec{v_2}\text{,}\) you found in part (a) also eigenvectors for \(\A^T\text{?}\) If not, find eigenvectors for \(\A^T\) and check to see if you can find a relationship.
Determine if \(\A\) is diagonalizable. If so, write it as \(\X\Lam\X^{-1}\text{.}\)
Use the ideas in this section to find det\((\A)\) using its eigenvalues.
Use the ideas in this section to find a matrix \(\A\) with eigenvalues \(-2, 3\) and corresponding eigenvectors \(\left(\begin{array}{r} -5\\2 \end{array} \right)\) and \(\left(\begin{array}{r}8\\-3 \end{array} \right)\text{,}\) respectively.
Find a matrix \(\A\in \R^{2\times2}\) whose characteristic equation has roots \(5,-3\text{.}\)
Find a matrix \(\A\in \R^{2 \times 2}\) whose eigenvalues are \(1\text{,}\)\(-4\) with corresponding eigenvectors \(\left(\begin{array}{r} 1\\2 \end{array} \right),\left(\begin{array}{r} 0\\-1 \end{array} \right)\text{,}\) respectively.