Linear Algebra and Its Applications (5th Edition)

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Chapter 7 - Symmetric Matrices and Quadratic Forms - 7.1 Exercises - Page 402: 31

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By the Diagonalization Theorem, the columns of P are the corresponding eigenvectors of the eigenvalues on the major diagonal of D. The theorem further states that these eigenvectors are linearly independent. This means P has k linearly independent columns of eigenvectors corresponding to $\lambda$, which mean they form a basis for the eigenspace of $\lambda$.
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