Diagonalization of Matrices

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Diagonalization of Matrices

7.2 DEFINITION : A square matrix A is called diagonalizable if there is an


invertible matrix P such that PAP is a diagonal matrix; the matrix P is said
to diagonalize A.
THEOREM: If A is an nxn matrix, then the following are equivalent.
(a) A is diagonalizable.
(b) A has n linearly independent eigenvectors.
The preceding theorem guarantees that an nxn matrix A with n linearly
independent eigenvectors is diagonalizable, and the proof provides the
following method for diagonalizing A.
Step 1. Find n linearly independent eigenvectors of A, say ,p1 ,p2, pn.
Step 2. Form the matrix P having p1 ,p2 …, pn as its column vectors.
Step 3. The matrix P AP will then be diagonal with λ1 , λ2, …, λn as its
successive diagonal entries, where λi is the eigenvalue corresponding to pi
for i=1,2,…,n .
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2. Inheritance Traits 2. ‫الصفات الوراثية‬
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4. hereditary baldness 4. ‫الصلع الوراثي‬
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8. Fertilized 8. ‫ملقحة‬
9. plant breeding 9. ‫تربية النبات‬
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