Eroxl's Notes
Diagonalization and Similar Matrices

Problem 1

Define by . Find a basis for with the property that is diagonal.

(a).

(b).

(c).

(d).

Problem 2

Let and , for , . Define by .

(a). Verify that is an Eigenvector of but is not Diagonalizable

(b). Find the -matrix for

Problem 3

Define by , where is a matrix with eigenvalues and . Does there exist a basis for such that the -matrix for is a diagonal matrix? Discuss.

Problem 4

Assume the following matrices are square.

(a). If is Invertible and Similar to , then is Invertible and is Similar to . Hint: for Some Invertible . Explain why is Invertible. then Find an Invertible such that

(b). If is Similar to , then is Similar to

(c). If is Similar to and is Similar to , then is Similar to

(d). If is Diagonalizable and is Similar to , then is also Diagonalizable

(e). If and is an Eigenvector of Corresponding to an Eigenvalue , then is an Eigenvector of Corresponding also to

(f). If and Are Similar, then They Have the Same Rank. Hint: Refer to Supplementary Exercises 13 and 14 for Chapter 4

Problem 5

The trace of a square matrix is the sum of the diagonal entries in and is denoted by . It can be verified that for any two matrices and . Show that if and are similar, then .

Problem 6

It can be shown that the trace of a matrix equals the sum of the eigenvalues of . Verify this statement for the case when is diagonalizable.

Problem 7

Let be with a basis ; let be with the standard basis, denoted here by ; and consider the identity transformation , where . Find the matrix for relative to and . What was this matrix called in Section 4.4?

Problem 8

Let be a vector space with a basis , be the same space with a basis , and be the identity transformation . Find the matrix for relative to and . What was this matrix called in Section 4.7?

Problem 9

Let be a vector space with a basis . Find the -matrix for the identity transformation .

Problem 10

Find the -matrix for the transformation when .

(a).

(b).

Problem 11

Let be the transformation whose standard matrix is given below. Find a basis for with the property that is diagonal.