Differential Equations and Linear Algebra (4th Edition)

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Chapter 7 - Eigenvalues and Eigenvectors - 7.3 Diagonalization - Problems - Page 460: 16

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1. Find eigenvalues: (A-$\lambda$I)$\vec{V}$=$\vec{0}$ $\begin{bmatrix} 1-\lambda & -3 & 3\\ -2 & -4-\lambda & 6 \\ -2 & -6 & 8-\lambda \end{bmatrix}\begin{bmatrix} v_1\\ v_2 \\ v_3 \end{bmatrix}=\begin{bmatrix} 0\\ 0 \\ 0 \end{bmatrix}$ $\begin{bmatrix} 1-\lambda & -3 & 3\\ -2 & -4-\lambda & 6 \\ -2 & -6 & 8-\lambda \end{bmatrix}=0$ $-\lambda^3+5\lambda^2-8\lambda +4=0$ $\lambda_1=\lambda_2=2, \lambda_3=1$ 2. Find eigenvectors: For $\lambda=2$ let $B=A-\lambda_1I$ $B=\begin{bmatrix} 1-\lambda & -3 & 3\\ -2 & -4-\lambda & 6 \\ -2 & -6 & 8-\lambda \end{bmatrix}=\begin{bmatrix} -1 & -3 & 3\\ -2 & -6 & 6 \\ -2 & -6 & 6 \end{bmatrix}\begin{bmatrix} v_1\\ v_2 \\ v_3 \end{bmatrix}=\begin{bmatrix} 0\\ 0 \\ 0 \end{bmatrix} $ Let $r$ and $s$ be free variables. $\vec{V}=r(-3,1,0)+s(3,0,1) \\ E_1=\{(-3,1,0)+(3,0,1)\} \rightarrow dim(E_1)=2$ The eigenvectors span $\{(-3,1,0),(3,0,1)\}$ in $R$ For $\lambda=1$ let $B=A-\lambda_1I$ $B=\begin{bmatrix} 1-\lambda & -3 & 3\\ -2 & -4-\lambda & 6 \\ -2 & -6 & 8-\lambda \end{bmatrix}=\begin{bmatrix} 0 & -3 & 3\\ -2 & -5 & 6 \\ -2 & -6 & 7 \end{bmatrix}\begin{bmatrix} v_1\\ v_2 \\ v_3 \end{bmatrix}=\begin{bmatrix} 0\\ 0 \\ 0 \end{bmatrix} $ Let $r$ be free variable. $\vec{V}=r(1,2,2) \\ E_2=\{(1,2,2)\} \rightarrow dim(E_2)=1$ The eigenvectors span $\{(1,2,2)\}$ in $R$ We obtain $S=\begin{bmatrix} -3 & 3 & 1\\ 1 & 0 & 2 \\ 0 & 1 & 2 \end{bmatrix} \rightarrow S^{-1}AS=diag(2,2,1)$
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