Exercises
Eigenvalues, eigenvectors and diagonalization
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1. Eigenvalues and eigenspaces of a matrix of order 2
Determine the eigenvalues and eigenspaces of the matrix
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2. Parameter for which a vector is an eigenvector
Determine so that is an eigenvector of the matrix
and for that value compute the eigenvalues and the eigenspaces of .
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3. Eigenspaces of a matrix of order 3 with a double eigenvalue
Determine the eigenvalues, their algebraic and geometric multiplicities and a basis of each eigenspace of the matrix
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4. Checking an eigenvector and diagonalizability
Verify that is an eigenvector of the matrix
determine all the eigenvalues of and determine whether is diagonalizable.
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5. Diagonalization of a matrix of order 2
Find an invertible matrix and a diagonal matrix such that , where
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6. Diagonalization of a matrix of order 3
Diagonalize the matrix
that is, find an invertible and a diagonal such that .
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7. Diagonalizability of a matrix of order 3
Determine whether the matrix
is diagonalizable.
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8. Matrix with non-real eigenvalues
Determine the real eigenvalues and the corresponding eigenspaces of the matrix
and determine whether is diagonalizable over .
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9. Diagonalizability with a parameter and eigenvalues depending on the parameter
Determine for which the matrix
is diagonalizable.
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10. Diagonalizability with a parameter on the diagonal
Determine for which the matrix
is diagonalizable.
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11. n-th power of a matrix of order 2
Compute for every integer , where
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12. Translation endomorphism on polynomials
Let be the endomorphism defined by . Determine the eigenvalues and eigenspaces of and determine whether is diagonalizable.
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13. Endomorphism given on the vectors of a basis
Let be the endomorphism such that
Determine the eigenvalues and eigenspaces of , determine whether is diagonalizable and write the matrix associated with with respect to the standard basis.
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