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11. Diagonal Matrix example ( Enter your problem )
  1. Example `[[8,-6,2],[-6,7,-4],[2,-4,3]]`
  2. Example `[[3,2,4],[2,0,2],[4,2,3]]`
  3. Example `[[1,1,1],[-1,-3,-3],[2,4,4]]`
  4. Example `[[2,3],[4,10]]`

4. Example `[[2,3],[4,10]]`





Find Matrix Diagonalization ...
`[[2,3],[4,10]]`


Solution:
A can be diagonalized if there exists an invertible matrix P and diagonal matrix D such that `A=PDP^-1`


Here `A` = 
`2``3`
`4``10`




Find eigenvalues of the matrix `A`

`|A-lamdaI|=0`

 `(2-lamda)`  `3` 
 `4`  `(10-lamda)` 
 = 0


`:.(2-lamda) × (10-lamda) - 3 × 4=0`

`:.(20-12lamda+lamda^2)-12=0`

`:.(lamda^2-12lamda+8)=0`

`:.(lamda-0.7084973779)(lamda-11.2915026221)=0`

`:.(lamda-0.7084973779)=0 or (lamda-11.2915026221)=0`

`:.lamda=0.7084973779 or lamda=11.2915026221`

`:.` The eigenvalues of the matrix `A` are given by `lamda=0.7084973779,11.2915026221`



1. Eigenvectors for `lamda=0.7084973779`


1. Eigenvectors for `lamda=0.7084973779`

`A-lamdaI = `
23
410
 - `0.7084973779` 
10
01


 = 
23
410
 - 
0.70849737790
00.7084973779

 = 
`1.2915026221``3`
`4``9.2915026221`


Now, reduce this matrix
`R_1 larr R_1-:1.2915026221`

 = 
`1``2.3228756555`
`4``9.2915026221`


`R_2 larr R_2-4xx R_1`

 = 
`1``2.3228756555`
`0``0`


The system associated with the eigenvalue `lamda=0.7084973779`

`(A-0.7084973779I)`
`x_1`
`x_2`
 = 
`1``2.3228756555`
`0``0`
 
`x_1`
`x_2`
 = 
`0`
`0`


`=>x_1+2.3228756555x_2=0`

`=>x_1=-2.3228756555x_2`

`:.` eigenvectors corresponding to the eigenvalue `lamda=0.7084973779` is

`v=`
`-2.3228756555x_2`
`x_2`


Let `x_2=1`

`v_1=`
`-2.3228756555`
`1`
`v_1=`
`-2.3228756555`
`1`


2. Eigenvectors for `lamda=11.2915026221`




2. Eigenvectors for `lamda=11.2915026221`

`A-lamdaI = `
23
410
 - `11.2915026221` 
10
01


 = 
23
410
 - 
11.29150262210
011.2915026221

 = 
`-9.2915026221``3`
`4``-1.2915026221`


Now, reduce this matrix
`R_1 larr R_1-:(-9.2915026221)`

 = 
`1``-0.3228756555`
`4``-1.2915026221`


`R_2 larr R_2-4xx R_1`

 = 
`1``-0.3228756555`
`0``0`


The system associated with the eigenvalue `lamda=11.2915026221`

`(A-11.2915026221I)`
`x_1`
`x_2`
 = 
`1``-0.3228756555`
`0``0`
 
`x_1`
`x_2`
 = 
`0`
`0`


`=>x_1-0.3228756555x_2=0`

`=>x_1=0.3228756555x_2`

`:.` eigenvectors corresponding to the eigenvalue `lamda=11.2915026221` is

`v=`
`0.3228756555x_2`
`x_2`


Let `x_2=1`

`v_2=`
`0.3228756555`
`1`
`v_2=`
`0.3228756555`
`1`




2. The eigenvectors compose the columns of matrix P
`:.P` = 
`-2.3228756555``0.3228756555`
`1``1`




1. The diagonal matrix D is composed of the eigenvalues
`:.D` = 
`0.7084973779``0`
`0``11.2915026221`


3. Now find `P^-1`

`|P|` = 
 `-2.3228756555`  `0.3228756555` 
 `1`  `1` 


`=(-2.3228756555) × 1 - 0.3228756555 × 1`

`=(-2.3228756555) - 0.3228756555`

`=-2.6457513111`


`Adj(P)` = 
Adj
`-2.3228756555``0.3228756555`
`1``1`


 = 
`+(1)``-(1)`
`-(0.3228756555)``+(-2.3228756555)`
T


 = 
`1``-1`
`-0.3228756555``-2.3228756555`
T


 = 
`1``-0.3228756555`
`-1``-2.3228756555`


`"Now, "P^(-1)=1/|P| × Adj(P)`

 = `1/(-2.6457513111)` ×
`1``-0.3228756555`
`-1``-2.3228756555`


 = 
`-0.377964473``0.122035527`
`0.377964473``0.877964473`


`:.P^-1` = 
`-0.377964473``0.122035527`
`0.377964473``0.877964473`




4. Now checking `A=PDP^(-1)` ?

`P×D`=
`-2.3228756555``0.3228756555`
`1``1`
×
`0.7084973779``0`
`0``11.2915026221`


=
`-2.3228756555×0.7084973779+0.3228756555×0``-2.3228756555×0+0.3228756555×11.2915026221`
`1×0.7084973779+1×0``1×0+1×11.2915026221`


=
`-1.6457513111+0``0+3.6457513111`
`0.7084973779+0``0+11.2915026221`


=
`-1.6457513111``3.6457513111`
`0.7084973779``11.2915026221`


`(P × D)×(P^-1)`=
`-1.6457513111``3.6457513111`
`0.7084973779``11.2915026221`
×
`-0.377964473``0.122035527`
`0.377964473``0.877964473`


=
`-1.6457513111×(-0.377964473)+3.6457513111×0.377964473``-1.6457513111×0.122035527+3.6457513111×0.877964473`
`0.7084973779×(-0.377964473)+11.2915026221×0.377964473``0.7084973779×0.122035527+11.2915026221×0.877964473`


=
`0.622035527+1.377964473``-0.2008401285+3.2008401285`
`-0.2677868381+4.2677868381``0.0864618509+9.9135381491`


=
`2``3`
`4``10`


`:.P*D*P^-1` = 
`2``3`
`4``10`


And `A` = 
`2``3`
`4``10`


Solution is possible.




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