CAIE FP1 2011 June — Question 8

Exam BoardCAIE
ModuleFP1 (Further Pure Mathematics 1)
Year2011
SessionJune
Topic3x3 Matrices

8 Find the eigenvalues and corresponding eigenvectors of the matrix \(\mathbf { A } = \left( \begin{array} { r r r } 4 & - 1 & 1
- 1 & 0 & - 3
1 & - 3 & 0 \end{array} \right)\). Find a non-singular matrix \(\mathbf { P }\) and a diagonal matrix \(\mathbf { D }\) such that \(\mathbf { A } ^ { 5 } = \mathbf { P D P } ^ { - 1 }\).