CAIE
FP1
2015
June
Q10
12 marks
Challenging +1.2
10 The matrix \(\mathbf { A }\) is given by
$$\mathbf { A } = \left( \begin{array} { r r r }
2 & 2 & - 3 \\
2 & 2 & 3 \\
- 3 & 3 & 3
\end{array} \right)$$
The matrix \(\mathbf { A }\) has an eigenvector \(\left( \begin{array} { r } 1 \\ - 1 \\ 1 \end{array} \right)\). Find the corresponding eigenvalue.
The matrix \(\mathbf { A }\) also has eigenvalues 4 and 6. Find corresponding eigenvectors.
Hence find a matrix \(\mathbf { P }\) such that \(\mathbf { A } = \mathbf { P D P } \mathbf { P } ^ { - 1 }\), where \(\mathbf { D }\) is a diagonal matrix which is to be determined.
The matrix \(\mathbf { B }\) is such that \(\mathbf { B } = \mathbf { Q A Q } ^ { - 1 }\), where
$$\mathbf { Q } = \left( \begin{array} { r r r }
4 & 11 & 5 \\
1 & 4 & 2 \\
1 & 2 & 1
\end{array} \right)$$
By using the expression \(\mathbf { P D P } ^ { - 1 }\) for \(\mathbf { A }\), find the set of eigenvalues and a corresponding set of eigenvectors for \(\mathbf { B }\).
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CAIE
FP1
2012
November
Q12 EITHER
Standard +0.8
The vector \(\mathbf { e }\) is an eigenvector of each of the \(n \times n\) matrices \(\mathbf { A }\) and \(\mathbf { B }\), with corresponding eigenvalues \(\lambda\) and \(\mu\) respectively. Prove that \(\mathbf { e }\) is an eigenvector of the matrix \(\mathbf { A B }\) with eigenvalue \(\lambda \mu\).
It is given that the matrix \(\mathbf { A }\), where
$$\mathbf { A } = \left( \begin{array} { r r r }
3 & 2 & 2 \\
- 2 & - 2 & - 2 \\
1 & 2 & 2
\end{array} \right) ,$$
has eigenvectors \(\left( \begin{array} { r } 0 \\ 1 \\ - 1 \end{array} \right)\) and \(\left( \begin{array} { r } 1 \\ 0 \\ - 1 \end{array} \right)\). Find the corresponding eigenvalues.
Given that 2 is also an eigenvalue of \(\mathbf { A }\), find a corresponding eigenvector.
The matrix \(\mathbf { B }\), where
$$\mathbf { B } = \left( \begin{array} { r r r }
- 1 & 2 & 2 \\
2 & 2 & 2 \\
- 3 & - 6 & - 6
\end{array} \right) ,$$
has the same eigenvectors as \(\mathbf { A }\). Given that \(\mathbf { A B } = \mathbf { C }\), find a non-singular matrix \(\mathbf { P }\) and a diagonal matrix \(\mathbf { D }\) such that
$$\mathbf { P } ^ { - 1 } \mathbf { C } ^ { 2 } \mathbf { P } = \mathbf { D }$$