OCR MEI Further Extra Pure 2021 November — Question 3

Exam BoardOCR MEI
ModuleFurther Extra Pure (Further Extra Pure)
Year2021
SessionNovember
TopicInvariant lines and eigenvalues and vectors

3 The matrix \(\mathbf { A }\) is given by \(\mathbf { A } = \left( \begin{array} { l l l } 3 & 3 & 0
0 & 2 & 2
1 & 3 & 4 \end{array} \right)\).
  1. Determine the characteristic equation of \(\mathbf { A }\).
  2. Hence verify that the eigenvalues of \(\mathbf { A }\) are 1, 2 and 6 .
  3. For each eigenvalue of \(\mathbf { A }\) determine an associated eigenvector.
  4. Use the results of parts (b) and (c) to find \(\mathbf { A } ^ { n }\) as a single matrix, where \(n\) is a positive integer.