Edexcel FP2 2019 June — Question 2

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModuleFP2 (Further Pure Mathematics 2)
Year2019
SessionJune
TopicInvariant lines and eigenvalues and vectors

  1. The matrix \(\mathbf { A }\) is given by
$$\mathbf { A } = \left( \begin{array} { r r r } 6 & - 2 & 2
- 2 & 3 & - 1
2 & - 1 & 3 \end{array} \right)$$
  1. Show that 2 is a repeated eigenvalue of \(\mathbf { A }\) and find the other eigenvalue.
  2. Hence find three non-parallel eigenvectors of \(\mathbf { A }\).
  3. Find a matrix \(\mathbf { P }\) such that \(\mathbf { P } ^ { - 1 } \mathbf { A P }\) is a diagonal matrix.