Consider the matrix J n ( k ) = [ 0 ⋯ 0 0 0 ⋯ 0 0 ⋮ ⋮ ⋮ ⋱ ⋮ ⋮ 0 0 0 ⋯ k 1 0 0 0 ⋯ 0 k ] (with all k’s on the diagonal and 1’s directly above), where k is an arbitrary constant. Find the eigenvalue(s) of J n ( k ) , and determine their algebraic and geometric multiplicities.
Consider the matrix J n ( k ) = [ 0 ⋯ 0 0 0 ⋯ 0 0 ⋮ ⋮ ⋮ ⋱ ⋮ ⋮ 0 0 0 ⋯ k 1 0 0 0 ⋯ 0 k ] (with all k’s on the diagonal and 1’s directly above), where k is an arbitrary constant. Find the eigenvalue(s) of J n ( k ) , and determine their algebraic and geometric multiplicities.
Solution Summary: The author calculates the eigenvalues of J_n(k) and their algebraic and geometric multiplicities.
Consider the matrix
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(with all k’s on the diagonal and 1’s directly above), where k is an arbitrary constant. Find the eigenvalue(s) of
J
n
(
k
)
, and determine their algebraic and geometric multiplicities.
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