Differential Equations and Linear Algebra (4th Edition)

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Chapter 7 - Eigenvalues and Eigenvectors - 7.3 Diagonalization - Problems - Page 461: 31

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Let $v$ be an eigenvector of A corresponding to the eigenvalue $\lambda$. We have $B=S^{-1}AS$ then $\rightarrow B(S^{-1}v)=(S^{-1}AS)(S^{-1}v)\\ \rightarrow B(S^{-1}v)=S^{-1}(Av)\\ \rightarrow B(S^{-1}v)=S^{-1}(\lambda v)=1\\ \rightarrow B(S^{-1}v)=\lambda(S^{-1}v)$ Hence, $S^{-1}v$ is an eigenvector of $B$ corresponding to the eigenvalue $\lambda$
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