ME681A, Mid-Semester Examination, part-B

Open book/notes Examination

25 mins for solution + 5 mins for submission

submission after 2-00pm will NOT be accepted

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1. (10 points) Find a, b, u, v to express the matrix A as A = auuT + bvvT

 
7 2
A=
2 4

Here, a and b are scalars and u and v are vectors

2. (7+8 points) Consider the infinite sequence a0 , a1 , a2 , · · · , where

a0 = a1 = 1, a2 = 2, a3 = 3, a4 = 5, a5 = 8, a6 = 13, a7 = 21, a8 = 34, · · ·

The sequence may be written, in matrix form, as

 
ai
xi+1 = Axi where xi = for i = 0, 1, 2, 3, · · ·
ai+1

Identify the above matrix A, and find the eigenvalues and eigenvectors of the
matrix A.
Using the eigenvalues and eigenvectors of the matrix A, find the value of b,
where b is a real number given by

an+1
b = lim
n→∞ an