Name: Anonymous 2006-11-11 16:16
(in case my ascii treatment isn't obvious, M is a matrix)
M = (k 3)
____(0 2) , where k is not equal to 2.
By finding and solving the characteristic equation, I've found the eigenvalues to be k and 2. However, the problem comes in when I try to find a corresponding eigenvector to the eigenvalue k.
I get:
ka + 3b = ka
2b = kb
So I think b has to equal 0, but how do I find the possible values of k?
M = (k 3)
____(0 2) , where k is not equal to 2.
By finding and solving the characteristic equation, I've found the eigenvalues to be k and 2. However, the problem comes in when I try to find a corresponding eigenvector to the eigenvalue k.
I get:
ka + 3b = ka
2b = kb
So I think b has to equal 0, but how do I find the possible values of k?