Science:Math Exam Resources/Courses/MATH152/April 2011/Question B 05 (c)
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Question B 05 (c) |
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Consider the matrix below:
It is known that is an eigenvalue of A. Find eigenvectors associated with and . |
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What was the special relationship between and . Does this relationship hold true for their eigenvectors? |
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Please rate my easiness! It's quick and helps everyone guide their studies. In part (b) we found that the other two eigenvalues and were complex conjugates, . Therefore, the eigenvectors for and will also occur in complex conjugate pairs. It is then sufficient to just find one of the vectors and then conjugate it to find the other. We will solve the vector for . This means we are seeking a vector for which (A-I)x=0.
If we denote the vector x as [a,b,c] then we need to solve which is equivalent to solving If we solve this we get a=(1+i)c and b=-ic for arbitrary c. We can set c=1 without loss of generality to get that the eigenvector for is This means automatically that the eigenvector for is just the conjugate of the eigenvector for . Therefore, If you still have trouble computing eigenvectors, it is a worthwhile exercise to actually compute using the method above and comparing with this result. |