Differential Equations and Linear Algebra (4th Edition)

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Chapter 7 - Eigenvalues and Eigenvectors - 7.4 An Introduction to the Matrix Exponential Function - Problems - Page 465: 10

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Since $\lambda I_n=diag(\lambda, \lambda,...\lambda)$ Then we obtain: $$e^{\lambda I_nt}=diag(e^{\lambda t},e^{\lambda t},...,e^{\lambda t})\\ e^{\lambda I_nt}=e^{\lambda t} I_n$$
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