Let T : M2x2(R) → M2x2(R) be the linear operator given by 56 + 11c] 16d 16a T 116 + 5c where M2x2(R) denotes the vector space of 2 x 2-matrices over R. 0 1 Let B = denote the standard basis of M2x2(R). (a) Find [T]B. Determine the characteristic polynomial of [T]B, i.e. Pr»(1). Find the eigenvalues of [T], and determine the alge- braic multiplicity of each eigenvalue. (Hint: Eigenvalues are -6 and 16.) (b) Determine a basis for each eigenspace E, (A) of [T]B and de- termine the geometric multiplicity of each eigenvalue.
Let T : M2×2(R) → M2×2(R) be the linear
operator given by
T
a b
c d =
16a 5b + 11c
11b + 5c 16d
,
where M2×2(R) denotes the vector space of 2 × 2-matrices over R.
Let B =
"
1 0
0 0
,
0 1
0 0
,
0 0
1 0
,
0 0
0 1
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denote
the standard basis of M2×2(R).
(a) Find [T]B. Determine the characteristic polynomial of [T]B, i.e.
P[T]B
(λ). Find the eigenvalues of [T]B and determine the algebraic multiplicity of each eigenvalue.
(Hint: Eigenvalues are −6 and 16.)
(b) Determine a basis for each eigenspace E[T]B
(λ) of [T]B and determine the geometric multiplicity of each eigenvalue.
(c) Use parts a and b to determine the characteristic polynomial
PT (λ) of T, eigenvalues of T and a basis for each eigenspace
ET (λ) of T. Show that eigenvectors of T form a basis B0
for
M2×2(R).
(d) Find the representation [T]B0 of T relative to the basis B0
. Use
[T]B0 to verify that T is diagonalizable and T is an isomorphism.
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