Differential Equations and Linear Algebra (4th Edition)

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Chapter 7 - Eigenvalues and Eigenvectors - 7.3 Diagonalization - True-False Review - Page 459: c

Answer

False

Work Step by Step

Consider two matrices A and B have the same set of eigenvalues $A=\begin{bmatrix} 1 & 0\\ 0 & 1 \end{bmatrix}\\ \rightarrow \lambda_1=\lambda_2=1$ and $A=\begin{bmatrix} 1 & 1\\ 0 & 1 \end{bmatrix}\\ \rightarrow \lambda_1=\lambda_2=1$ We can notice that both matrices have eigenvalue $\lambda =1$ with multiplicity 2 but they are not the same, $A$ is not similar to $B$. Hence, the statement is not true.
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