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 466: 13

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$BC=\begin{bmatrix} 1 & 1\\ -1 & -1 \end{bmatrix} \\ A^2=\begin{bmatrix} 1 & 1\\ -1 & -1 \end{bmatrix}\begin{bmatrix} 1 & 1\\ -1 & -1 \end{bmatrix}=\begin{bmatrix} 0 & 0\\ 0 & 0 \end{bmatrix}$ Hence, an $n \times n$ matrix is nilpotent. $e^{At}=I_2+At+\frac{1}{2!}(At)^2+...+\frac{1}{k!}(At)^k\\ =I_2+\begin{bmatrix} t & t\\ -t & -t \end{bmatrix}+\frac{1}{2!}A^2t^2+...+\frac{1}{k!}A^kt^k\\ =\begin{bmatrix} 1 & 0\\ 0 & 1 \end{bmatrix}+\begin{bmatrix} t & t\\ -t & -t \end{bmatrix}\\ =\begin{bmatrix} 1+t & t\\ -t & 1-t \end{bmatrix}$
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