Homework 2

AE2101 Engineering Mathematics

Submit : 13/10/2022

1. Compute the eigenvalues and eigenvectors of the following matrix

6 −4 2
𝐴𝐴 = �0 7 −2�
3 −7 8

2. Given the following quadratic function Q(x)=xTHx, where

5 −3 1
𝐻𝐻 = �0 −11 −4�
3 −6 7

a. Compute a symmetric matrix B such that xTHx =xTBx.

b. Compute a diagonal matrix D, such that yTDy is “similar” to xTBx.

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