Chapter 3.4, Problem 4A

Let 2 A = 4 3 -4 0 1 (a) Show that v = eigenvalue. () is an eigenvector of A and find the corresponding (b) Find the characteristic polynomial of A and factorise it. Hint: the answer to (a) may be useful. (c) Determine all eigenvalues of A and find bases for the corresponding eigenspaces. (d) Find an invertible matrix P and a diagonal matrix D such that P-¹AP = D.

(c) Let 6 0 0 A = -10 4 8 5 1 2 (i) Find the characteristic polynomial of A and factorise it. (ii) Determine all eigenvalues of A and find bases for the corresponding eigenspaces. (iii) Is A diagonalisable? Give reasons for your answer.

most 2, and let Let P2 denote the vector space of polynomials of degree at D: P2➡ P2 be the transformation that sends a polynomial p(t) = at² + bt+c in P2 to its derivative p'(t) 2at+b, that is, D(p) = p'. (a) Prove that D is a linear transformation. (b) Find a basis for the kernel ker(D) of the linear transformation D and compute its nullity. (c) Find a basis for the image im(D) of the linear transformation D and compute its rank. (d) Verify that the Rank-Nullity Theorem holds for the linear transformation D. (e) Find the matrix representation of D in the standard basis (1,t, t2) of P2.