5 8 16 Let A = 4 1 8 4 -4-11 (a) Find the characteristic polynomial of A. (b) Find the eigenvalues of A and their algebraic multiplicities. (c) For each distinct eigenvalue A of A, find a basis for the X-eigenspace of A. [Hint: If you made a mistake in either (a) or (b), you will find this out here. If you find that one of your eigenspaces is {0}, go back and fix your work in (a) (or (b))!]. (d) Find a matrix P and a matrix D such that P-¹AP = D. [Hint: You do not have to find the inverse of P! Note that you can check your work by checking that AP = PD.]
5 8 16 Let A = 4 1 8 4 -4-11 (a) Find the characteristic polynomial of A. (b) Find the eigenvalues of A and their algebraic multiplicities. (c) For each distinct eigenvalue A of A, find a basis for the X-eigenspace of A. [Hint: If you made a mistake in either (a) or (b), you will find this out here. If you find that one of your eigenspaces is {0}, go back and fix your work in (a) (or (b))!]. (d) Find a matrix P and a matrix D such that P-¹AP = D. [Hint: You do not have to find the inverse of P! Note that you can check your work by checking that AP = PD.]
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Let A =
4
1
8
4
-4-11
(a) Find the characteristic polynomial of A.
(b) Find the eigenvalues of A and their algebraic multiplicities.
(c) For each distinct eigenvalue A of A, find a basis for the X-eigenspace of A.
[Hint: If you made a mistake in either (a) or (b), you will find this out here. If you find that one
of your eigenspaces is {0}, go back and fix your work in (a) (or (b))!].
(d) Find a matrix P and a matrix D such that P-¹AP = D. [Hint: You do not have to find the
inverse of P! Note that you can check your work by checking that AP = PD.]](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2Ff880b47a-a06f-4ca0-be7f-0ccc8d2dab4b%2F1ebf8a94-57a8-4b41-9bc6-5e449586ff43%2Flehdd1_processed.jpeg&w=3840&q=75)
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8
16
Let A =
4
1
8
4
-4-11
(a) Find the characteristic polynomial of A.
(b) Find the eigenvalues of A and their algebraic multiplicities.
(c) For each distinct eigenvalue A of A, find a basis for the X-eigenspace of A.
[Hint: If you made a mistake in either (a) or (b), you will find this out here. If you find that one
of your eigenspaces is {0}, go back and fix your work in (a) (or (b))!].
(d) Find a matrix P and a matrix D such that P-¹AP = D. [Hint: You do not have to find the
inverse of P! Note that you can check your work by checking that AP = PD.]
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