Linear Algebra and Its Applications (5th Edition)

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ISBN 13: 978-0-32198-238-4

Chapter 5 - Eigenvalues and Eigenvectors - 5.2 Exercises - Page 282: 24

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Work Step by Step

Let P be an invertible matrix such that $B=P^{-1}AP$. $det(B)=det(P^{-1}AP)=det(P^{-1})det(A)det(P)=$ $det(P^{-1})det(P)det(A)=det(P^{-1}P)det(A)=det(A)$
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