Edexcel FP3 2009 June — Question 3

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModuleFP3 (Further Pure Mathematics 3)
Year2009
SessionJune
Topic3x3 Matrices

3. $$\mathbf { M } = \left( \begin{array} { r r r } 6 & 1 & - 1
0 & 7 & 0
3 & - 1 & 2 \end{array} \right)$$
  1. Show that 7 is an eigenvalue of the matrix \(\mathbf { M }\) and find the other two eigenvalues of \(\mathbf { M }\).
  2. Find an eigenvector corresponding to the eigenvalue 7.