Differential Equations and Linear Algebra (4th Edition)

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Chapter 7 - Eigenvalues and Eigenvectors - 7.6 Jordan Canonical Forms - Problems - Page 487: 23

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1. Find eigenvalues: (A-$\lambda$I)$\vec{V}$=$\vec{0}$ $\begin{bmatrix} 4-\lambda & -4 & 5\\ -1 & 4-\lambda & 2\\ -1 & 2 & 4-\lambda \end{bmatrix}\begin{bmatrix} v_1\\ v_2 \\ v_3 \end{bmatrix}=\begin{bmatrix} 0\\ 0 \end{bmatrix}$ $\begin{bmatrix} 4-\lambda & -4 & 5\\ -1 & 4-\lambda & 2\\ -1 & 2 & 4-\lambda \end{bmatrix}=0$ $(2- \lambda)(\lambda-5)^2=0$ $\lambda_1=2,\lambda_2=\lambda_3=5$ 2. Find eigenvectors: For $\lambda=5$ let $B=A-\lambda_1I$ $B=\begin{bmatrix} 4-\lambda & -4 & 5\\ -1 & 4-\lambda & 2\\ -1 & 2 & 4-\lambda \end{bmatrix}=\begin{bmatrix} -1 & -4 & 5 \\ -1 & -1 & 2 \\ -1 & 2 & -1\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. $\vec{V}=r(-1,-1,-1)+s(1,0,0)\\ E_1=\{(-1,-1,-1);(1,0,0)\} \\ \rightarrow dim(E_2)=2$ For $\lambda=2$ let $B=A-\lambda_1I$ $B=\begin{bmatrix} 4-\lambda & -4 & 5\\ -1 & 4-\lambda & 2\\ -1 & 2 & 4-\lambda \end{bmatrix}=\begin{bmatrix} 2 & -4 & 5 \\ -1 & 2 & 2 \\ -1 & 2 & 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. $\vec{V}=r(2,1,0)\\ E_1=\{(2,1,0)\} \\ \rightarrow dim(E_2)=1$ Hence, $S=\begin{bmatrix} 2 & -1 & 1\\ 1 & -1 & 0 \\ 0 & -1 & 0 \end{bmatrix} \\ \rightarrow S^{-1}AS=D=\begin{bmatrix} 2 & 0 & 0\\ 0 & 5 & 1\\0 & 0 & 5 \end{bmatrix} $
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