Differential Equations and Linear Algebra (4th Edition)

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Chapter 7 - Eigenvalues and Eigenvectors - 7.3 Diagonalization - Problems - Page 460: 26

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Assume $A=diag(a_1,...a_n)\\ B=diag(b_1,...b_n)$ then $(AB)_{ij}=\sum a_{ik}b_{kj}\\ =a_{ii}b_{ij}\\ \rightarrow AB=diag(a_1b_1,...a_nb_n)$ Let $A=B=D$ and $D=diag(\lambda_1^k,\lambda_2^k,...\lambda_n^k)$ we have $D^k=diag(\lambda_1^k,...,\lambda_n^k)$
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