Linear Algebra and Its Applications (5th Edition)

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Chapter 5 - Eigenvalues and Eigenvectors - 5.1 Exercises - Page 274: 27

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If $\lambda$ is an eigenvalue of $A^T$, $A^Tx=\lambda x$ and $(A^T-\lambda I)x=0$. Taking a transpose of a square matrix does not change the values of the main diagonal, so $(A^T-\lambda I)^T=(A-\lambda I)$ and $(A^T-\lambda I)=(A-\lambda I)^T$. If $\lambda$ is an eigenvalue of A but not $A^T$, $(A-\lambda I)x=0$ has a nontrivial solution, which means $(A-\lambda I)$ is singular. But $(A^T-\lambda I)x=0$ has only the trivial solution, which means $(A^T-\lambda I)$ is invertible. But $(A^T-\lambda I)$ is merely the transpose of $(A-\lambda I)$. An invertible matrix cannot be a transpose of a singular matrix, so $\lambda$ must be the eigenvalue of both or neither matrices.
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