Differential Equations and Linear Algebra (4th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0-32196-467-5
ISBN 13: 978-0-32196-467-0

Chapter 7 - Eigenvalues and Eigenvectors - 7.4 An Introduction to the Matrix Exponential Function - Problems - Page 466: 16

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$A=\begin{bmatrix} 0 & 0 & 0\\ 1 & 0 & 0 \\ 0 & 1 & 0 \end{bmatrix} \\ A^2=\begin{bmatrix} 0 & 0 & 0\\ 1 & 0 & 0 \\ 0 & 1 & 0 \end{bmatrix} \begin{bmatrix} 0 & 0 & 0\\ 1 & 0 & 0 \\ 0 & 1 & 0 \end{bmatrix} =\begin{bmatrix} 0 & 0 & 0\\ 0 & 0 & 0 \\ 1 & 0 & 0 \end{bmatrix} $ $A^3=A^2.A=\begin{bmatrix} 0 & 0 & 0\\ 1 & 0 & 0 \\ 0 & 1 & 0 \end{bmatrix} \begin{bmatrix} 0 & 0 & 0\\ 0 & 0 & 0 \\ 1 & 0 & 0 \end{bmatrix} =\begin{bmatrix} 0 & 0 & 0 \\ 0 & 0 & 0 \\ 0 & 0 & 0 \end{bmatrix} $ Hence, an $n \times n$ matrix $A$ is nilpotent. $e^{At}=I_3+At+\frac{1}{2!}(At)^2+\frac{1}{3!}(At)^3...+\frac{1}{k!}(At)^k\\ =\begin{bmatrix} 1 & 0 & 0 \\ 0 & 1 & 0 \\ 0 & 0 & 1 \end{bmatrix} +\begin{bmatrix} -t & -6t & -5t\\ 0 & 0 & 0 \\ 0& t & 0 \end{bmatrix}+\frac{1}{2}\begin{bmatrix} 0 & 0 & 0\\ 0 & 0 & 0 \\\frac{1}{2}t^2 & 0 & 0 \end{bmatrix} \\ =\begin{bmatrix} \begin{bmatrix} 1 & 0 & 0\\ t & 1 & 0 \\ \frac{1}{2}t^2 & t & 1 \end{bmatrix} \end{bmatrix} $
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