chapter 4 chapter content real vector spaces subspaces linear independence basis dimension

Chapter 4 Chapter Content

1. Real Vector Spaces

2. Subspaces

3. Linear Independence

4. Basis

5. Dimension

6. Row Space, Column Space, and Nullspace

8. Rank and Nullity

9. Matrix Transformations for Rn to Rm

Definition (Vector Space)Let V be an arbitrary nonempty set of objects on which two operations are defined: addition, and multiplication by scalars.

If the following axioms are satisfied by all objects u, v, w in V and all scalars k and m, then we call V a vector space and we call the objects in V vectors

1. If u and v are objects in V, then u + v is in V.2. u + v = v + u3. u + (v + w) = (u + v) + w4. There is an object 0 in V, called a zero vector for V, such that 0 + u= u + 0 = u for all u in V.5. For each u in V, there is an object -u in V, called a negative of u, such that u + (-u) = (-u) + u = 0.6. If k is any scalar and u is any object in V, then ku is in V.7. k (u + v) = ku + kv8. (k + m) u = ku + mu9. k (mu) = (km) (u)10. 1u = u

To Show that a Set with Two Operations is a Vector Space

1. Identify the set V of objects that will become vectors.

2. Identify the addition and scalar multiplication operations on V.

3. Verify Axioms 1(closure under addition) and 6 (closure under scalar multiplication) ;

that is, adding two vectors in V produces a vector in V, and multiplying a vector in V by a scalar also produces a vector in V.

4. Confirm that Axioms 2,3,4,5,7,8,9 and 10 hold.

Remarks

• Depending on the application, scalars may be real numbers or complex numbers.

•Vector spaces in which the scalars are complex numbers are called complex vector spaces, and those in which the scalars must be real are called real vector spaces.

• The definition of a vector space specifies neither the nature of the vectors nor the operations.

•Any kind of object can be a vector, and the operations of addition and scalar multiplication may not have any relationship or similarity to the standard vector operations on .

• The only requirement is that the ten vector space axioms be satisfied.

The Zero Vector Space

Let V consist of a single object, which we denote by 0, and define

0 + 0 = 0 and k 0 = 0 for all scalars k.

It’s easy to check that all the vector space axioms are satisfied.

We called this the zero vector space.

Example ( Is a Vector Space)

The set V = with the standard operations of addition and scalar multiplication is a vector space.

(Axioms 1 and 6 follow from the definitions of thestandard operations on ; the remaining axioms follow from Theorem 4.1.1.)

The three most important special cases of are R (the real numbers), (the vectors in the plane), and (the vectors in 3-space).

nR

nR

nR

nR 2R3R

Example (2×2 Matrices)

Show that the set V of all 2×2 matrices with real entries is a vector space if vector addition is defined to be matrix addition and vector scalar multiplication is defined to be matrix scalar multiplication.

Solution:

Solution:

Example: Given the set of all triples of real numbers ( x, y, z ) with the operations

Determine if it’s a vector space under the given operation.

( , , ) ( ', ', ') ( ', ', ')

( , , ) ( , , )

x y z x y z x x y y z z and

k x y z kx y z

Example.

Let V = R2 and define addition and scalar multiplication operations as follows: If u = (u1, u2) and v = (v1, v2), then define

u + v = (u1 + v1, u2 + v2)

and if k is any real number, then define

k u = (k u1, 0)

Decide if V is a vector space with the stated operations

Theorem 5.1.1

Let V be a vector space, u be a vector in V, and k a scalar; then:

(a) 0 u = 0 (b) k 0 = 0

(c) (-1) u = -u (d) If k u = 0 , then k = 0 or u = 0.

4.2 Subspaces

Definition A subset W of a vector space V is called a subspace of V if W is itself avector space under the addition and scalar multiplication defined on V.

Theorem 5.2.1

If W is a set of one or more vectors from a vector space V, then W is asubspace of V if and only if the following conditions hold:

a)If u and v are vectors in W, then u + v is in W.

b) If k is any scalar and u is any vector in W , then ku is in W.

RemarkTheorem 5.2.1 states that W is a subspace of V if and only if W is a closed under addition (condition (a)) and closed under scalar multiplication (condition (b)).

ExampleDecide if all vectors of the form (a, 0, 0) is a subspace of R3.

Example (Not a Subspace)

Let W be the set of all points (x, y) in R2 such that x ≥ 0 and y ≥ 0. These are the points in the first quadrant. Decide if the set W is a subspace of R2 .

Subspaces of Mnn

The set of n×n diagonal matrices forms subspaces of Mnn, why?

The set of n×n matrices with integer entries is NOT a subspace of the vector space Mnn of n×n matrices. Why?

Linear Combination

Definition in 3.1 A vector w is a linear combination of the vectors v1, v2,…, vr if it can be expressed in the form

w = k1v1 + k2v2 + · · · + kr vr

where k1, k2, …, kr are scalars.

Example: Decide if vectors in R3 are linear combinations of i, j, and k

ExampleConsider the vectors u = (1, 2, -1) and v = (6, 4, 2) in R3. Show that w = (9, 2, 7) is a linear combination of u and v and that w′ = (4, -1, 8) is not a linear combination of u and v.

Solution.

Linear Combination and Spanning

Theorem 5.2.3If v1, v2, …, vr are vectors in a vector space V, then:

(a) The set W of all linear combinations of v1, v2, …, vr is a subspace of V.

(b) W is the smallest subspace of V that contain v1, v2, …, vr in the sense that every other subspace of V that contain v1, v2, …, vr must contain W.

Example

If v1 and v2 are non-collinear vectors in R3 with their initial points atthe origin, then span{v1, v2}, which consists of all linear combinations k1v1 + k2v2 is the plane determined by v1 and v2.

Similarly, if v is a nonzero vector in R2 and R3, then span {v}, whichis the set of all scalar multiples kv, is the line determined by v.

Example

Determine whether v1 = (1, 1, 2), v2 = (1, 0, 1), and v3 = (2, 1, 3)span the vector space R3.

Solution

Solution Space

Solution Space of Homogeneous SystemsIf Ax = b is a system of the linear equations, then each vector x that satisfies this equation is called a solution vector of the system.

Theorem 5.2.2If Ax = 0 is a homogeneous linear system of m equations in n unknowns, then the set of solution vectors is a subspace of Rn.

Remark: Theorem 5.2.2 shows that the solution vectors of a homogeneouslinear system form a vector space, which we shall call the solution space of the system.

Theorem 4.2.5If S = {v1, v2, …, vr} and S′ = {w1, w2, …, wr} are two sets of vector in a vector space V, then

span{v1, v2, …, vr} = span{w1, w2, …, wr}

if and only if

each vector in S is a linear combination of these in S′ and each vector in S′ is a linear combination of these in S.

4. 3 Linearly Independence

DefinitionIf S = {v1, v2, …, vr} is a nonempty set of vector, then the vector equation k1v1 + k2v2 + … + krvr= 0

has at least one solution, namely

k1 = 0, k2 = 0, … , kr = 0.

If this the only solution, then S is called a linearly independent set. If there are other solutions, then S is called a linearly dependent set.

ExamplesGiven v1 = (2, -1, 0, 3), v2 = (1, 2, 5, -1), and v3 = (7, -1, 5, 8).Decide if the set of vectors S = {v1, v2, v3} is linearly dependent.

ExampleLet i = (1, 0, 0), j = (0, 1, 0), and k = (0, 0, 1) in R3. Determine it it’s a linear independent set

Solution:.

Similarly decide if the vectors

e1 = (1, 0, 0, …,0), e2 = (0, 1, 0, …, 0), …, en = (0, 0, 0, …, 1)

form a linearly independent set in Rn.

Remark:To check whether a set of vectors is linear independent or not, write down the linear combination of the vectors and see if their coefficients all equal zero.

ExampleDetermine whether the vectors v1 = (1, -2, 3), v2 = (5, 6, -1), v3 = (3, 2, 1) form a linearly dependent set or a linearly independent set.

Solution

Theorems

Theorem 4.3.1A set with two or more vectors is:

(a) Linearly dependent if and only if at least one of the vectors in S is expressible as a linear combination of the other vectors in S.

(b) Linearly independent if and only if no vector in S is expressible as a linearcombination of the other vectors in S.

Theorem 4.3.2(a) A finite set of vectors that contains the zero vector is linearly dependent.

(b) A set with exactly one vector is linearly independent if and only if that vector is not the zero vector.

(c) A set with exactly two vectors is linearly independent if and only if neither vector is a scalar multiple of the other.

Theorem 4. 3.3Let S = {v1, v2, …, vr} be a set of vectors in Rn. If r > n, then S is linearly dependent.

Geometric Interpretation of Linear Independence

In R2 and R3, a set of two vectors is linearly independent if and only if the vectors do not lie on the same line when they are placed with their initial points at the origin.

In R3, a set of three vectors is linearly independent if and only if the vectors do not lie in the same plane when they are placed with their initial points at the origin.

Section 4.4 Coordinates and Basis

DefinitionIf V is any vector space and S = {v1, v2, …,vn} is a set of vectors in V, then S is

called a basis for V if the following two conditions hold:

(a) S is linearly independent.

(b) S spans V.

Theorem 5.4.1 (Uniqueness of Basis Representation)If S = {v1, v2, …,vn} is a basis for a vector space V, then every vector v in V can

be expressed in the form v = c1v1 + c2v2 + … + cnvn in exactly one way.

Coordinates Relative to a Basis

If S = {v1, v2, …, vn} is a basis for a vector space V, and

v = c1v1 + c2v2 + ··· + cnvn

is the expression for a vector v in terms of the basis S,

then the scalars c1, c2, …, cn, are called the coordinates of v relative to the basis S.

The vector (c1, c2, …, cn) in Rn constructed from these coordinates is called the coordinate vector of v relative to S; it is denoted by

(v)S = (c1, c2, …, cn)

Remark: Coordinate vectors depend not only on the basis S but also on the order in which the basis vectors are written. A change in the order of the basis vectors results in a corresponding change of order for the entries in the coordinate vector.

Standard Basis for R3

Suppose that i = (1, 0, 0), j = (0, 1, 0), and k = (0, 0, 1), then S = {i, j, k} is a linearly independent set in R3. This set also spans R3 since any vector v = (a, b, c) in R3 can be written as

v = (a, b, c) = a(1, 0, 0) + b(0, 1, 0) + c(0, 0, 1) = ai + bj + ck

Thus, S is a basis for R3; it is called the standard basis for R3.

Looking at the coefficients of i, j, and k, it follows that the coordinates of v relative to the standard basis are a, b, and c, so

(v)S = (a, b, c)

Comparing this result to v = (a, b, c), we have

v = (v)S

Standard Basis for Rn

If e1 = (1, 0, 0, …, 0), e2 = (0, 1, 0, …, 0), …, en = (0, 0, 0, …, 1), thenS = {e1, e2, …, en} is a linearly independent set in Rn. This set also spans Rn

since any vector v = (v1, v2, …, vn) in Rn can be written asv = v1e1 + v2e2 + … + vnen

Thus, S is a basis for Rn; it is called the standard basis for Rn.

The coordinates of v = (v1, v2, …, vn) relative to the standard basis are v1 ,v2, …, vn, thus

(v)S = (v1, v2, …, vn)

As the previous example, we have v = (v)s, so a vector v and its coordinate vector relative to the standard basis for Rn are the same.

Example

Let v1 = (1, 2, 1), v2 = (2, 9, 0), and v3 = (3, 3, 4). Show that the set S = {v1, v2, v3} is a basis for R3.

Solution:

Example

Let v1 = (1, 2, 1), v2 = (2, 9, 0), and v3 = (3, 3, 4), and S = {v1, v2, v3} be the basis for R3 in the preceding example.

(a) Find the coordinate vector of v = (5, -1, 9) with respect to S.(b) Find the vector v in R3 whose coordinate vector with respect to the basis S is (v)s = (-1, 3, 2).

Solution (a)

Solution

Solution (b)

Finite-Dimensional

DefinitionA nonzero vector space V is called finite-dimensional if it contains a finite set of

vector {v1, v2, …,vn} that forms a basis.

If no such set exists, V is called infinite-dimensional. In addition, we shall regard the zero vector space to be finite-dimensional.

ExampleThe vector space Rn is finite-dimensional.

4.5 Dimension

Theorem 4. 5.2Let V be a finite-dimensional vector space and {v1, v2, …,vn} any basis.

(a) If a set has more than n vector, then it is linearly dependent.

(b) If a set has fewer than n vector, then it does not span V.

Which can be used to prove the following theorem.

Theorem 4.5.1All bases for a finite-dimensional vector space have the same number of

vectors.

Dimension

DefinitionThe dimension of a finite-dimensional vector space V, denoted by dim(V), is

defined to be the number of vectors in a basis for V. In addition, we define the zero vector space to have dimension zero.

Example:dim(Rn) = n [The standard basis has n vectors]

dim(Mmn) = mn [The standard basis has mn vectors]

Example

Determine a basis for and the dimension of the solution space of the homogeneous system

2x1 + 2x2 – x3 + x5 = 0-x1 - x2 + 2x3 – 3x4 + x5 = 0

x1 + x2 – 2x3 – x5 = 0x3+ x4 + x5 = 0

Solution:

Some Fundamental Theorems

Theorem 4.5.3 (Plus/Minus Theorem)Let S be a nonempty set of vectors in a vector space V.

(a) If S is a linearly independent set, and if v is a vector in V that is outside ofspan(S), then the set S {∪ v} that results by inserting v into S is still linearlyindependent.

(b) If v is a vector in S that is expressible as a linear combination of othervectors in S, and if S – {v} denotes the set obtained by removing v from S,then S and S – {v} span the same space; that is, span(S) = span(S – {v})

Theorem 4.5.4If V is an n-dimensional vector space, and if S is a set in V with exactlyn vectors, then S is a basis for V if either S spans V or S is linearlyindependent.

Theorems

Theorem 4.5.5Let S be a finite set of vectors in a finite-dimensional vector space V.

(a) If S spans V but is not a basis for V, then S can be reduced to a basis for V by removing appropriate vectors from S.

(b) If S is a linearly independent set that is not already a basis for V, then S can be enlarged to a basis for V by inserting appropriate vectors into S.

Theorem 4.5.6If W is a subspace of a finite-dimensional vector space V, then

(a) W is finite-dimensional.

(b) dim(W) ≤ dim(V);

(c) W = V if and only if dim(W) = dim(V).

Section 4.7 Row Space, Column Space, and Nullsapce

Definition. For an mxn matrix

The vectors

in Rn formed from the rows of A are called the row vectors of A,

11 12 1

21 22 2

1 2

...

...

. . . .

. . . .

. . . .

...

n

n

m m mn

a a a

a a a

A

a a a

1 11 12 1

2 21 22 2

1 2

...

...

.

.

.

...

n

n

m m m mn

r a a a

r a a a

r a a a

Row Vectors and Column Vectors

And the vectors

In Rn formed from the columns of A are called the column vectors of A.

11 12 1

21 22 2

1 2

1 2

. . ., ,...,

. . .

. . .

n

n

n

m m mn

a a a

a a a

c c c

a a a

Nullspace

Theorem

Elementary row operations do not change the nullspace of a matrix.

Example

Find a basis for the nullspace of2 2 1 0 1

1 1 2 3 1

1 1 2 0 1

0 0 1 1 1

A

Theorems

Theorem

Elementary row operations do not change the row space of a matrix.

Note: Elementary row operations DO change the column space of a matrix.

However, we have the following theorem

Theorem

If A and B are row equivalent matrices, then

(a) A given set of column vectors of A is linearly independent if and only if the corresponding column vectors of B are linearly independent.

(b) A given set of column vectors of A forms a basis for the column space of A if and only if the corresponding column vectors of B form a basis for the column space of B.

Theorems Cont.

Theorem

If a matrix R is in row-echelon form, then the row vectors with the leading 1’s (the nonzero row vectors) form a basis for the row space of R, and the column vectors with the leading 1’s of the row vectors form a basis for the column space of R.

Example

Example

Find bases for the row and column spaces of

Solution.

1 3 4 2 5 4

2 6 9 1 8 2

2 6 9 1 9 7

1 3 4 2 5 4

A

Section 4.8 Rank and Nullity

Theorem

If A is any matrix, then the row space and column space of A have the same dimension.

Definition

The common dimension of the row space and column space of a matrix A is called the rank of A and is denoted by rank(A);

the dimension of the nullspace of A is called the nullity of A and is denoted by nullity(A).

Example

Example

Find the rank and nullity of the matrix

Solution.

1 2 0 4 5 3

3 7 2 0 1 4

2 5 2 4 6 1

4 9 2 4 4 7

A

Theorems

Theorem

If A is any matrix, then rank(A)=rank(AT).

Theorem (Dimension Theorem for Matrices)

If A is a matrix with n columns, then

Rank(A)+nullity(A)=n

Theorem

If A is an mxn matrix, then

(a) rank(A)= the number of leading variables in the solution of Ax=0.

(b) nullity(A)= the number of parameters in the general solution of Ax=0.

Theorems

Theorem (Equivalent Statements)

If A is an nxn matrix, and if TA: Rn Rn is multiplication by A, then the following

are equivalent.

(a) A is invertible.

(b) Ax=0 has only the trivial solution.

(c) The reduced row-echelon form of A is In.

(d) A is expressed as a product of elementary matrices.

(e) Ax=b is consistent for every nx1 matrix b.

(f) Ax=b has exactly one solution for every nx1 matrix b.

(g) Det(A)0.

(h) The range of TA is Rn.

(i) TA is one-to-one.

(j) The column vectors of A are linearly independent.

Theorem Cont.

(k) The row vectors of A are linearly independent.

(l) The column vectors of A span Rn.

(m) The row vectors of A span Rn.

(n) The column vectors of A form a basis for Rn.

(o) The row vectors of A form a basis for Rn.

(p) A has rank n.

(q) A has nullity 0.

A function is a rule f that associates with each element in a set A one and only one element in a set B.

If f associates the element b with the element a, then we write b = f(a) and say that b is the image of a under f or that f(a) is the value of f at a.

The set A is called the domain of f and the set B is called the codomain of f.

The subset of B consisting of all possible values for f as a varies over A is called the range of f.

4.9 Transformations from tonR mR

nRFunctions from to R

Here, we will be concerned exclusively with transformations from Rn to Rm. Suppose f1, f2, …, fm are real-valued functions of n real variables, say w1 = f1(x1,x2,…,xn) w2 = f2(x1,x2,…,xn) … wm = fm(x1,x2,…,xn)

These m equations assign a unique point (w1,w2,…,wm) in Rm to each point(x1,x2,…,xn) in Rn and thus define a transformation from Rn to Rm. If wedenote this transformation by T: Rn → Rm, then T (x1,x2,…,xn) = (w1,w2,…,wm)

Function from tonR mR

Example: The equations 1 1 2

2 1 2

2 23 1 2

3

w x x

w x x

w x x

Defines a transformation 2 3: .T R R

With this transformation, the image of the point (x1, x2) is

1 2( , ) ?T x x

Thus, for example, T(1, -2)=?

A linear transformation (or a linear operator if m = n) T: → isdefined by equations of the form

or

or w = Ax

The matrix A = [aij] is called the standard matrix for the linear transformation T, and T is called multiplication by A.

Linear Transformations from tonR mR

nR mR

1 11 1 12 2 1

2 21 1 22 2 2

1 1 2 2

...

...

...

...

n n

n n

m m m mn n

w a x a x a x

w a x a x a x

w a x a x a x

1 11 12 1 1

2 21 22 2 2

1 2

n

n

m m m mn m

w a a a x

w a a a x

w a a a x

Example: If the linear transformation is defined by the equations 4 3:T R R

1 1 2 3 4

2 1 2 3 4

3 1 2 3

2 3 5

4 2

5 4

w x x x x

w x x x x

w x x x

Solution:

Find the standard matrix for T, and calculate (1, 3,0,2)T

Notations:

If it is important to emphasize that A is the standard matrix for T. We denote the linear transformation T: → by TA: → . Thus, TA(x) = Ax

We can also denote the standard matrix for T by the symbol [T], or T(x) = [T]x

Remark:

We have establish a correspondence between m×n matrices and lineartransformations from to :

To each matrix A there corresponds a linear transformation TA (multiplication by A), and to each linear transformation T: → , there corresponds an m×n matrix [T] (the standard matrix for T).

Remarks

nR nR

nR

mR mR

mR

mRnR

Properties of Matrix Transformations

The following theorem lists four basic properties of matrix transformations that follow from the properties of matrix multiplication.

Theorem 4.9.2If TA: Rn Rm and TB: Rn Rm are matrix multiplications, and if TA(x)=TB(x) for every vector x in Rn, then A=B.

Zero Transformation from toIf 0 is the m×n zero matrix and 0 is the zero vector in , then for every vector x in T0(x) = 0x = 0

So multiplication by zero maps every vector in into the zero vector in . . We call T0 the zero transformation from to .

Identity operator on If I is the n×n identity, then for every vector in

TI(x) = Ix = x

So multiplication by I maps every vector in into itself. We call TI the identity operator on .

Examples

nR mRnR

nR

nRmRmR nR

nRnR

nRnR

A Procedure for Finding Standard Matrices

In general, operators on and that map each vector into its symmetric image about some line or plane are called reflection operators.

Such operators are linear.

Reflection Operators

2R 3R

In general, a projection operator (or more precisely an orthogonal projection operator) on or is any operator that maps each vector into its orthogonal projection on a line or plane through the origin.

The projection operators are linear.

Projection Operators

2R 3R

An operator that rotate each vector in through a fixed angle θ is called a rotation operator on .

Rotation Operators

2R

2R

A Rotation of Vectors in R3

• A rotation of vectors in R3 is usually described

in relation to a ray emanating from the origin, called

the axis of rotation.

• As a vector revolves around the axis of rotation

it sweeps out some portion of a cone.

• The angle of rotation is described as “clockwise”

or “counterclockwise” in relation to a viewpoint that is

along the axis of rotation looking toward the origin.

• The counterclockwise direction for a rotation about its axis can be determined by a “right hand rule”.

Example: Use matrix multiplication to find the image of the vector (1, 1) when it is rotated through an angle of 30 degree ( )/ 6

Solution:

If k is a nonnegative scalar, the operator on or is called a contraction with factor k if 0 ≤ k ≤ 1 and a dilation with factor k if k ≥ 1 .

Dilation and Contraction Operators

2R 3R

Expansion and Compressions

In a dilation or contraction of R2 or R3, all coordinates are multiplied by a factor k. If only one of the coordinates is multiplied by k, then the resulting operator is called an expansion or compression with factor k.

Shears

A matrix operator of the form T(x, y)=(x+ky, y) is called the shear in the x-direction with factor k.

Similarly, a matrix operator of the form T(x, y)=(x, y+kx) is called the shear in the y-direction with factor k.

If TA : → and TB : → are linear transformations, then foreach x in one can first compute TA(x), which is a vector in , and TB

then one can compute TB(TA(x)), which is a vector in .

Thus, the application of TA followed by TB produces a transformation from to . This transformation is called the composition of TB with TA and isdenoted by . Thus

The composition is linear since

The standard matrix for is BA. That is,

4.10 Properties of Matrix Transformations

nR kR kR mRnR kR

mRnR

mRB AT T

( )(x) ( ( (x))B A B AT T T T

B AT T

( )(x) ( ( (x)) ( x) ( )xB A B AT T T T B A BA

B AT T B A BAT T T

Compositions of Linear Transformations

Remark:

captures an important idea: Multiplying matrices is equivalent to composing the corresponding linear transformations in the right-to-left order of the factors.

B A BAT T T

Alternatively, If are linear transformations, then becausethe standard matrix for the composition is the product of the standard matrices of T2 and T1, we have

1 2: :n k k mT R R and T R R 2 1T T

2 1 2 1T T T T

Example: Find the standard matrix for the linear operator that first reflectsA vector about the y-axis, then reflects the resulting vector about the x-axis.

2 2:T R R

Solution:

Note: the composition is NOT commutative.

Example: Let be the reflection operator about the line y=x, and let be the orthogonal projection on the y-axis. Then

2 21 :T R R

2 22 :T R R

1 2 1 2

0 1 0 0 0 1

1 0 0 1 0 0T T T T

2 1 2 1

0 0 0 1 0 0

0 1 1 0 1 0T T T T

2 1 1 2T T T T

Thus, have different effects on a vector x. 2 1 2 1T T and T T

One–to-One Matrix Transformations

Linearity Properties

Section 5.1 Eigenvalue and Eigenvector

In general, the image of a vector x under multiplication by a square matrix A differs from x in both magnitude and direction. However, in the special case where x is an eigenvector of A, multiplication by A leaves the direction unchanged.

Depending on the sign and magnitude of the eigenvalue λ corresponding to x, the operation Ax= λx compresses or stretches x by a factor of λ, with a reversal of direction in the case where λ is negative.

Computing Eigenvalues and Eigenvectors

Example. Find the eigenvalues of the matrix

Solution.

3 0

8 1A

Finding Eigenvectors and Bases for Eigenspaces

Since the eigenvectors corresponding to an eigenvalue λ of a matrix A