05/05/2017 Unit7:HomeworkMUBARAKNALF

Instructor:GeorgeVaughan
Student:MUBARAKNALF
Course:MA311LinearAlgebra Assignment:Unit7:Homework
Date:5/5/17
DLS2A2017

2 1 4
Isv = aneigenvectorofA = ?Ifso,findtheeigenvalue.
3 3 3

Aneigenvectorofann nmatrixAisanonzerovectorxsuchthatAx = xforsomescalar.Todetermineifvisan

eigenvectorofA,beginbycomputingAv.

1 4 2
Av =
3 3 3

( 1)(2) + (4)(3)
=
(3)(2) + (3)(3)

10
= Simplify.
15

10 2
Is ascalarmultipleof ?
15 3

Yes
No

SinceAvisascalarmultipleofv,visaneigenvectorofAandhasacorrespondingeigenvalue.Determinetheeigenvalue
suchthatAv = v.

10 2
=
15 3

2
= 5
3
(Typeanintegeroradecimal.)

Thus,thecorrespondingeigenvalueis = 5becauseAv = 5v.

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