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smerhej
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Homework Statement
Let A be the matrix:
-5 -3
18 10
18 10
Find an invertible matrix X so that XAX-1 is diagonal. Use this to find a square root of the matrix A.
Homework Equations
DetA - xI
(A-[itex]\lambda[/itex]I)v = 0
The Attempt at a Solution
So, I found DetA- xI, which gave me the eigenvalues 4 and 1. I found the eigenvectors for each value, giving me X =
-1 -1
3 2
3 2
Now what confuses me is finding the square root of A. I understand that XD1/2X-1 will give me that, so would I just multiply X by D1/2 , and then by X-1? I tried that, and it gave me A=
-1 -1
6 4