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Homework Statement
I want to find the transition matrix for the rational canonical form of the matrix A below.
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The Attempt at a Solution
Let ##A## be the 3x3 matrix
##\begin{bmatrix} 3 & 4 & 0 \\-1 & -3 & -2 \\ 1 & 2 & 1 \end{bmatrix}##
The characterisitc and minimal polynomials are both ##(x-1)^2(x+1)##
The eigenspace for 1 is
##\{ \begin{bmatrix} 2 \\-1 \\ 1 \end{bmatrix} \}##
The eigenspace for -1 is:
##\{ \begin{bmatrix} 2 \\-2 \\ 1 \end{bmatrix} \}##
The rational canonical form ##R## is:
##\begin{bmatrix} -1 & 0 & 0 \\0 & 0 & -1 \\ 0 & 1 & 2 \end{bmatrix}##
I want to find the transition matrix ##P## such that ##A=PRP^{-1}##
I thought we had to find 3 independent vectors...one from the eignspace of 1, another from the eigenspace of -1, and then any other third vector such that the three would be linearly independent. So I chose P to be:
##\begin{bmatrix} 2 & 2 & 1 \\-2 & -1 & 0 \\ 1 & 1 & 0 \end{bmatrix}##
But when I multiplied ##PRP^{-1}##, I did not get ##A##...I'm not sure why.
I would appreciate it if anybody could tell me where I went wrong and how I can fix it.
Thanks in advance