Differential Equations and Linear Algebra (4th Edition)

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Chapter 7 - Eigenvalues and Eigenvectors - 7.2 General Results for Eigenvalues and Eigenvectors - Problems - Page 451: 3

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1. Find eigenvalues: (A-$\lambda$I)$\vec{V}$=$\vec{0}$ $\begin{bmatrix} 3-\lambda & 0 \\ 0 & 3-\lambda \\ \end{bmatrix}\begin{bmatrix} v_1\\ v_2 \end{bmatrix}=\begin{bmatrix} 0\\ 0 \end{bmatrix}$ $\begin{bmatrix} 3-\lambda & 0 \\ 0 & 3-\lambda \\ \end{bmatrix}=0$ $\left (3- \lambda \right ) (3- \lambda)=0$ $(3-\lambda)^2=0$ $\lambda_1=3, \lambda_2=3$ 2. Find eigenvectors: For $\lambda_1=3$ let $B=A-\lambda_1I$ $B=\begin{bmatrix} 3-\lambda & 0 \\ 0 & 3-\lambda \\ \end{bmatrix}=\begin{bmatrix} 0 & 0\\ 0 & 0 \\ \end{bmatrix}$ Then, $B\vec{V}$=$\vec{0}$ Use reduced row echelon form $[B|\vec{0}]$= \[ \left(\begin{array}{@{}cc|c@{}} 0 & 0 & 0 \\ 0 & 0& 0 \end{array}\right) \] let $r$ and $s$ be free variables. $\vec{V}=r(1,0)+s(0,1) \\ E_1=\{(1,0);(0,1)\} \rightarrow dim(E_1)=2$ Hence, the matrix $A$ is nondefective.
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