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Exercise 17

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Suppose that t ⁣:V→Vt\colon V\to V and T=RepB,B(t)T={\rm Rep}_{B,B}(t). Prove that the eigenvectors of TT associated with λ\lambda are the non-0⃗\vec{0} vectors in the kernel of the map represented (with respect to the same bases) by T−λIT-\lambda I.

Hefferon, Linear Algebra, Similarity, Eigenvalues and Eigenvectors, Exercise 17

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Adapted from Linear Algebra © 2016 Jim Hefferon. Licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 US. Source: Linear Algebra. Imported at revision df2262e.