Elementary Linear Algebra 7th Edition

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ISBN 10: 1-13311-087-8
ISBN 13: 978-1-13311-087-3

Chapter 7 - Eigenvalues and Eigenvectors - 7.3 Symmetric Matrices and Orthogonal Diagonalization - 7.3 Exercises - Page 371: 39

Answer

not orthogonally diagonalizable.

Work Step by Step

A matrix is symmetric if it is equal to its transpose. Also, a matrix is orthogonally diagonalizable if and only if it is symmetric. Here the transpose of the matrix is $\begin{bmatrix} 4& 0 \\ 5& 1\\ \end{bmatrix} $ which is not the same as the original matrix; thus it is not symmetric and it is not orthogonally diagonalizable.
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