Which of the following statements is/are true? (i) Any two eigenvectors of a matrix A are linearly independent. (ii) It is possible for a square matrix with real entries to have infinite number of eigenvectors. (iii) Every square matrix is diagonalizable. O A. None of the given statements. B. Only (iii) c. Only (i) D. Only (ii) O E. All of the given statements.

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Which of the following statements is/are true?
(i) Any two eigenvectors of a matrix A are linearly independent.
(ii) It is possible for a square matrix with real entries to have infinite number of eigenvectors.
(iii) Every square matrix is diagonalizable.
O A. None of the given statements.
B. Only (iii)
c. Only (i)
D. Only (ii)
O E. All of the given statements.
Transcribed Image Text:Which of the following statements is/are true? (i) Any two eigenvectors of a matrix A are linearly independent. (ii) It is possible for a square matrix with real entries to have infinite number of eigenvectors. (iii) Every square matrix is diagonalizable. O A. None of the given statements. B. Only (iii) c. Only (i) D. Only (ii) O E. All of the given statements.
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i) Any two eigenvectors of a matrix A are linearly independent. 

The given statement is True.

Eigenvectors corresponding to distinct eigenvalues are linearly independent. 

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