Differential Equations and Linear Algebra (4th Edition)

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Chapter 7 - Eigenvalues and Eigenvectors - 7.7 Chapter Review - Additional Problems - Page 489: 6

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1. Find eigenvalues: (A-$\lambda$I)$\vec{V}$=$\vec{0}$ $\begin{bmatrix} 9-\lambda & 5 & -5\\ 0 & -1-\lambda & 0\\ 10 & 5 & -6 - \lambda\end{bmatrix} \begin{bmatrix} v_1\\ v_2 \\ v_3\end{bmatrix}=\begin{bmatrix} 0\\ 0 \\0 \end{bmatrix}$ $\begin{bmatrix} 9-\lambda & 5 & -5\\ 0 & -1-\lambda & 0\\ 10 & 5 & -6 - \lambda\end{bmatrix}=0$ $\lambda_1=4, \lambda_2=\lambda_3=-1$ 2. Find eigenvectors: For $\lambda=4$ let $B=A-\lambda_1I$ $B=\begin{bmatrix} 9-\lambda & 5 & -5\\ 0 & -1-\lambda & 0\\ 10 & 5 & -6 - \lambda\end{bmatrix} =\begin{bmatrix} 5 & 5 & -5\\ 4 & -5 & 0\\ 10 & 5 & 2 \end{bmatrix}\begin{bmatrix} v_1\\ v_2 \\ v_3\end{bmatrix}=\begin{bmatrix} 0\\ 0 \\0\end{bmatrix} \\$ Let $r$ be a free variable. $\vec{V}=r(1,0,1) \\ E_1=\{(1,0,1)\} \\ \rightarrow dim(E_2)=1$ The eigenvectors span $\{1,0,1)\}$ in $R$ For $\lambda=-1$ let $B=A-\lambda_1I$ $B=\begin{bmatrix} 9-\lambda & 5 & -5\\ 0 & -1-\lambda & 0\\ 10 & 5 & -6 - \lambda\end{bmatrix} =\begin{bmatrix} 10 & 5 & -5\\ 0 & 0 & 0\\ 10 & 5 & -5 \end{bmatrix}\begin{bmatrix} v_1\\ v_2 \\ v_3\end{bmatrix}=\begin{bmatrix} 0\\ 0 \\0\end{bmatrix} \\$ Let $r,s$ be a free variable. $\vec{V}=r(\frac{1}{2},0,1)+s(-\frac{1}{2},1,0) \\ E_1=\{(\frac{1}{2},0,1); (-\frac{1}{2},1,0)\} \\ \rightarrow dim(E_2)=1$ The eigenvectors span $\{(\frac{1}{2},0,1); (-\frac{1}{2},1,0)\}$ in $R$ $S=\begin{bmatrix} 1 & \frac{1}{2} & - \frac{1}{2}\\ 0 & 0 & 1 \\ 1 & 1 & 0 \end{bmatrix} \\ \rightarrow S^{-1}AS=D=\begin{bmatrix} 4 & 0 & 0\\ 0 & -1 & 0 \\ 0 & 0 & -1 \end{bmatrix} $
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