Differential Equations and Linear Algebra (4th Edition)

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Chapter 7 - Eigenvalues and Eigenvectors - 7.5 Orthogonal Diagonalization and Quadratic Forms - Problems - Page 474: 8

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1. Find eigenvalues: (A-$\lambda$I)$\vec{V}$=$\vec{0}$ $\begin{bmatrix} -\lambda & 1 & 0\\ 1 & -\lambda & 0 \\ 0 & 0 & 1-\lambda \end{bmatrix}\begin{bmatrix} v_1\\ v_2 \\ v_3\end{bmatrix}=\begin{bmatrix} 0\\ 0 \\0\end{bmatrix}$ $\begin{bmatrix} -\lambda & 1 & 0\\ 1 & -\lambda & 0 \\ 0 & 0 & 1-\lambda \end{bmatrix}=0$ $(\lambda-1)^2(\lambda+1)=0$ $\lambda_1=\lambda_2=1,\lambda=-1$ 2. Find eigenvectors: For $\lambda=1$ let $B=A-\lambda_1I$ $B=\begin{bmatrix} -\lambda & 1 & 0\\ 1 & -\lambda & 0 \\ 0 & 0 & 1-\lambda \end{bmatrix}=\begin{bmatrix} -1 & 1 & 0\\ 1 & -1 & 0\\ 0 & 0 & 0 \end{bmatrix}\begin{bmatrix} v_1\\ v_2 \\ v_3 \end{bmatrix}=\begin{bmatrix} 0\\ 0 \\ 0 \end{bmatrix}$ Let $r,s$ be free variables. $\vec{V}=r(1,1,0)+s(0,0,1) \\ E_1=\{(\frac{1}{\sqrt 2},\frac{1}{\sqrt 2},0);(0,0,1)\} \rightarrow dim(E_1)=2$ The eigenvectors span $\{(\frac{1}{\sqrt 2},\frac{1}{\sqrt 2},0);(0,0,1)\} $ in $R$ For $\lambda=-1$ let $B=A-\lambda_1I$ $B=\{(\frac{1}{\sqrt 2},\frac{1}{\sqrt 2},0);(0,0,1)\} =\begin{bmatrix} 1 & 1 & 0 \\ 1 & 1 & 0\\ 0 & 0 & 2 \end{bmatrix}\begin{bmatrix} v_1\\ v_2 \\ v_3 \end{bmatrix}=\begin{bmatrix} 0\\ 0 \\ 0 \end{bmatrix} $ Let $r$ be a free variable. $\vec{V}=r(-1,1,0) \\ E_2=\{(-\frac{1}{\sqrt 2},\frac{1}{\sqrt 2},0)\} \rightarrow dim(E_2)=1$ The eigenvectors span $\{(-\frac{1}{\sqrt 2},\frac{1}{\sqrt 2},0)\}$ in $R$ Hence, $S=\frac{1}{\sqrt 2}\begin{bmatrix} -\frac{1}{\sqrt 2} & 0 & -\frac{1}{\sqrt 2}\\ \frac{1}{\sqrt 2} & 0 & \frac{1}{\sqrt 2} \\ 0 & 1 & 0 \end{bmatrix}$ then $S^TAS =diag(1,1,-1)$
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