Eigenvalues and eigenvectors: Eigenvalues and eigenvectors
Computing eigenvectors for a given eigenvalue
We start with examples to compute the eigenspace of an eigenvalue of a matrix.
Let be an eigenvalue of the matrix is. Then there must be a vector such that , that is, In other words, we must find the kernel of the matrix .
We can do this through row reduction of the matrix This can be done as follows:
So the eigenspace for equals .
If needed, we avoided here fractions in the solution.
In other words, the eigenspace of eigenvalue equals
We can do this through row reduction of the matrix This can be done as follows:
So the eigenspace for equals .
If needed, we avoided here fractions in the solution.
In other words, the eigenspace of eigenvalue equals
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