Linear Algebra, Numeircal and Complex Analysis (MA11004)

Department of Mathematics
Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur
Tutorial Sheet - 5
Spring 2024

 
3 1
1. Let A = . Use Cayley-Hamilton theorem to express 2A5 − 3A4 + A2 − 5I as a
1 2
linear polynomial in A.
 
1 0 0
2. Let A = 1 0 1 . Show that for every integer (n ≥ 3) An = An−2 + A2 − I. Hence
0 1 0
evaluate A50 .
   
4 1 1 1
3. Let A = and P = . If A = P −1 DP , then find the diagonal matrix D.
2 3 −2 1
 
6 −2 2
4. Let A = −2 3 −1 . Find a diagonal matrix D and an invertible matrix P such
2 −1 3
−1
that A = P DP.

5. The linear transformation L(x) is defined by the cross product L(x) = b × x, where
b = [0 1 0]T and x = [x1 x2 x3 ]T are vectors
 in three dimensional space. The 3 × 3 matrix
x1
M of this operation satisfies L(x) = M x2  . Find the eigenvalues of M .
x3

6. Examine whether the matrices A and B are similar or not, where

   
1 2 6 −1
(a) A = and B = .
3 4 4 −1
   
1 0 1 −3
(b) A = and B = .
0 1 −2 4
 
1 1 1
2iπ
7. If M = 1 a2 a  where a = e 3 , then prove that M −1 = 31 M̄ .
1 a a2
8. For the following matrices, determine algebraic and geometric multiplicities of each eigen-
values.
 
2 −1 −1
(a) −1 2 −1
−1 −1 2
 
1 3 3
(b) −3 −5 −3
3 3 1

1
  
2 0 0
9. Check diagonalizability of the following matrix : A = 4 2 0 .
6 0 2
10. Let A be a n × n matrix with n distinct eigenvalues. Show that A is diagonalizable.

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