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Diagonalization and Eigenvalue Exercises

The document contains a series of training exercises focused on diagonalization and eigenvalues of matrices. It includes questions about the characteristic polynomial, similarity of matrices, finding eigenvalues, and diagonalizing specific matrices. Additionally, it addresses the invertibility of matrices based on their eigenvalues.

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Diagonalization and Eigenvalue Exercises

The document contains a series of training exercises focused on diagonalization and eigenvalues of matrices. It includes questions about the characteristic polynomial, similarity of matrices, finding eigenvalues, and diagonalizing specific matrices. Additionally, it addresses the invertibility of matrices based on their eigenvalues.

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Math. Methods in Elect.

Eng'g – ELE

Training Exercises: Diagonalization


Question :
Let be a square matrix of order . Show that and have the same characteristic polynomial
and therefore the same eigenvalues.
Question :
Let and be matrices. We say that is similar to if there is an invertible
matrix such that . Show that if is similar to , then is similar to .
Question :

Let ( ) . For what value(s) of , if any, does has at least one repeated eigenvalue?

Question :

Let ( ). Find all eigenvalues of .

Question :

Let ( ), where and are real numbers and .

a. Find all eigenvalues of .


b. For each eigenvalue of , determine the eigenspace .
c. Diagonalize the matrix .
Question :
Diagonalize the following matrices if possible.

a. ( )

b. ( )

Question :

Let ( ). Find .

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Math. Methods in Elect. Eng'g – ELE

Question :

Let ( ). Show that has one positive eigenvalue and one

negative eigenvalue.
Question :

Let ( ).

a. Find all eigenvalues of .


b. If is invertible, then find all the eigenvalues of .
Question :

Let ( ) and ( ) . For this exercise, you may use the fact

that both matrices have the same characteristic polynomial: ( ) ( ) ( )(


) .
a. Find all eigenvectors of .
b. Find all eigenvectors of .
c. Which matrix or is diagonalizable?
d. Diagonalize the matrix stated in part (c).
Question :
In each of the following cases, check if is invertible. If so, find an expression for as a
linear combination of positive powers of . If is not invertible, explain why not.
a. The matrix is a matrix with eigenvalues: , , and .
b. The matrix is a matrix with eigenvalues: , , and .

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