Decide whether each of the matrices in Exercise 6.1.1 is diagonalizable. Give your reasoning.
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Table of Contents
1.1
Vectors
1.2
Dot Product
1.3
Hyperplanes in Rn
1.4
Systems of Linear Equations and Gaussian Elimination
1.5
The Theory of Linear Systems
1.6
Some Applications
2.1
Matrix Operations
2.2
Linear Transformations: An Introduction
2.3
Inverse Matrices
2.4
Elementary Matrices: Rows Get Equal Time
2.5
The Transpose
3.1
Subspaces of Rn
3.2
The Four Fundamental Subspaces
3.3
Linear Independence and Basis
3.4
Dimension and Its Consequences
3.5
A Graphic Example
3.6
AbstractVector Spaces
4.1
Inconsistent Systems and Projection
4.2
Orthogonal Bases
4.3
The Matrix of a Linear Transformation and the Change-of-Basis Formula
4.4
Linear Transformations on Abstract Vector Spaces
5.1
Properties of Determinants
5.2
Cofactors and Cramers Rule
5.3
Signed Area in R2 and SignedVolume in R3
6.1
The Characteristic Polynomial
6.2
Diagonalizability
6.3
Applications
6.4
The Spectral Theorem
7.1
Complex Eigenvalues and Jordan Canonical Form
7.2
Computer Graphics and Geometry
7.3
Matrix Exponentials and Differential Equations
Textbook Solutions for Linear Algebra: A Geometric Approach
Chapter 6.2 Problem 11
Question
Suppose A is an n n matrix with the property that A2 = A. a. Show that if is an eigenvalue of A, then = 0 or = 1. b. Prove that A is diagonalizable. (Hint: See Exercise 3.2.13.)
Solution
Step 1 of 3
Consider the matrix . For matrix
, the equation
is true.
Solve the equation .
Thus, eigenvalue of a matrix (for which
is true) has eigenvalue 0 or 1.
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Title
Linear Algebra: A Geometric Approach 2
Author
Ted Shifrin, Malcolm Adams
ISBN
9781429215213