How to find dimension of eigenspace?











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Given $lambda$ = 2 and matrix A:



A =
$begin{bmatrix}
2 & 1 & 0 \
0 & 2 & 0 \
0 & 0 & 2 \
end{bmatrix}$



My textbook says that to find the eigenvectors of $lambda = 2$, solve the homogeneous linear system represented by $(2I - A)x = 0$.



$2I - A$ =
$begin{bmatrix}
0 & -1 & 0 \
0 & 0 & 0 \
0 & 0 & 0 \
end{bmatrix}$



"This implies that $x_2$ = 0".



How is the matrix
$begin{bmatrix}
0 & -1 & 0 \
0 & 0 & 0 \
0 & 0 & 0 \
end{bmatrix}$


computed and how does this imply that $x_2$ = 0? My textbook does not give an explanation.










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  • The matrix that you're asking about is really $2I-A$, just the operations directly on the matrices, there's not really anything to the computation...
    – Michael Burr
    Dec 4 at 20:22










  • The rank of $2I-A$ is the codimension of the eigenspace $E_2$.
    – Bernard
    Dec 4 at 20:27










  • @Evan Kim This is the second question regarding this matrix and this exercise in general. Maybe you should read again about eigenvalues, characteristic polynomial, kernel, rank, dimension... It seems that the definitions are not completely clear. I feel it would be better for you if you first go back to study the concepts
    – Federico
    Dec 4 at 20:27










  • $dim ker(2I-A) = 3-mathrm{rank}(2I-A)=3-1=2$
    – Federico
    Dec 4 at 20:29










  • @Federico The issue is that I am having a difficult time grasping the definitions in the study material assigned to me in class. I do agree that these are trivial questions that should be self-explanatory though yet I have still struggled the entire semester. An example is the book explains rank and dimension and I understand that, but it fails to provide a connection between concepts in different chapters and perhaps expect us to see these connections by ourselves.
    – Evan Kim
    Dec 4 at 21:25

















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Given $lambda$ = 2 and matrix A:



A =
$begin{bmatrix}
2 & 1 & 0 \
0 & 2 & 0 \
0 & 0 & 2 \
end{bmatrix}$



My textbook says that to find the eigenvectors of $lambda = 2$, solve the homogeneous linear system represented by $(2I - A)x = 0$.



$2I - A$ =
$begin{bmatrix}
0 & -1 & 0 \
0 & 0 & 0 \
0 & 0 & 0 \
end{bmatrix}$



"This implies that $x_2$ = 0".



How is the matrix
$begin{bmatrix}
0 & -1 & 0 \
0 & 0 & 0 \
0 & 0 & 0 \
end{bmatrix}$


computed and how does this imply that $x_2$ = 0? My textbook does not give an explanation.










share|cite|improve this question






















  • The matrix that you're asking about is really $2I-A$, just the operations directly on the matrices, there's not really anything to the computation...
    – Michael Burr
    Dec 4 at 20:22










  • The rank of $2I-A$ is the codimension of the eigenspace $E_2$.
    – Bernard
    Dec 4 at 20:27










  • @Evan Kim This is the second question regarding this matrix and this exercise in general. Maybe you should read again about eigenvalues, characteristic polynomial, kernel, rank, dimension... It seems that the definitions are not completely clear. I feel it would be better for you if you first go back to study the concepts
    – Federico
    Dec 4 at 20:27










  • $dim ker(2I-A) = 3-mathrm{rank}(2I-A)=3-1=2$
    – Federico
    Dec 4 at 20:29










  • @Federico The issue is that I am having a difficult time grasping the definitions in the study material assigned to me in class. I do agree that these are trivial questions that should be self-explanatory though yet I have still struggled the entire semester. An example is the book explains rank and dimension and I understand that, but it fails to provide a connection between concepts in different chapters and perhaps expect us to see these connections by ourselves.
    – Evan Kim
    Dec 4 at 21:25















up vote
0
down vote

favorite









up vote
0
down vote

favorite











Given $lambda$ = 2 and matrix A:



A =
$begin{bmatrix}
2 & 1 & 0 \
0 & 2 & 0 \
0 & 0 & 2 \
end{bmatrix}$



My textbook says that to find the eigenvectors of $lambda = 2$, solve the homogeneous linear system represented by $(2I - A)x = 0$.



$2I - A$ =
$begin{bmatrix}
0 & -1 & 0 \
0 & 0 & 0 \
0 & 0 & 0 \
end{bmatrix}$



"This implies that $x_2$ = 0".



How is the matrix
$begin{bmatrix}
0 & -1 & 0 \
0 & 0 & 0 \
0 & 0 & 0 \
end{bmatrix}$


computed and how does this imply that $x_2$ = 0? My textbook does not give an explanation.










share|cite|improve this question













Given $lambda$ = 2 and matrix A:



A =
$begin{bmatrix}
2 & 1 & 0 \
0 & 2 & 0 \
0 & 0 & 2 \
end{bmatrix}$



My textbook says that to find the eigenvectors of $lambda = 2$, solve the homogeneous linear system represented by $(2I - A)x = 0$.



$2I - A$ =
$begin{bmatrix}
0 & -1 & 0 \
0 & 0 & 0 \
0 & 0 & 0 \
end{bmatrix}$



"This implies that $x_2$ = 0".



How is the matrix
$begin{bmatrix}
0 & -1 & 0 \
0 & 0 & 0 \
0 & 0 & 0 \
end{bmatrix}$


computed and how does this imply that $x_2$ = 0? My textbook does not give an explanation.







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  • The matrix that you're asking about is really $2I-A$, just the operations directly on the matrices, there's not really anything to the computation...
    – Michael Burr
    Dec 4 at 20:22










  • The rank of $2I-A$ is the codimension of the eigenspace $E_2$.
    – Bernard
    Dec 4 at 20:27










  • @Evan Kim This is the second question regarding this matrix and this exercise in general. Maybe you should read again about eigenvalues, characteristic polynomial, kernel, rank, dimension... It seems that the definitions are not completely clear. I feel it would be better for you if you first go back to study the concepts
    – Federico
    Dec 4 at 20:27










  • $dim ker(2I-A) = 3-mathrm{rank}(2I-A)=3-1=2$
    – Federico
    Dec 4 at 20:29










  • @Federico The issue is that I am having a difficult time grasping the definitions in the study material assigned to me in class. I do agree that these are trivial questions that should be self-explanatory though yet I have still struggled the entire semester. An example is the book explains rank and dimension and I understand that, but it fails to provide a connection between concepts in different chapters and perhaps expect us to see these connections by ourselves.
    – Evan Kim
    Dec 4 at 21:25




















  • The matrix that you're asking about is really $2I-A$, just the operations directly on the matrices, there's not really anything to the computation...
    – Michael Burr
    Dec 4 at 20:22










  • The rank of $2I-A$ is the codimension of the eigenspace $E_2$.
    – Bernard
    Dec 4 at 20:27










  • @Evan Kim This is the second question regarding this matrix and this exercise in general. Maybe you should read again about eigenvalues, characteristic polynomial, kernel, rank, dimension... It seems that the definitions are not completely clear. I feel it would be better for you if you first go back to study the concepts
    – Federico
    Dec 4 at 20:27










  • $dim ker(2I-A) = 3-mathrm{rank}(2I-A)=3-1=2$
    – Federico
    Dec 4 at 20:29










  • @Federico The issue is that I am having a difficult time grasping the definitions in the study material assigned to me in class. I do agree that these are trivial questions that should be self-explanatory though yet I have still struggled the entire semester. An example is the book explains rank and dimension and I understand that, but it fails to provide a connection between concepts in different chapters and perhaps expect us to see these connections by ourselves.
    – Evan Kim
    Dec 4 at 21:25


















The matrix that you're asking about is really $2I-A$, just the operations directly on the matrices, there's not really anything to the computation...
– Michael Burr
Dec 4 at 20:22




The matrix that you're asking about is really $2I-A$, just the operations directly on the matrices, there's not really anything to the computation...
– Michael Burr
Dec 4 at 20:22












The rank of $2I-A$ is the codimension of the eigenspace $E_2$.
– Bernard
Dec 4 at 20:27




The rank of $2I-A$ is the codimension of the eigenspace $E_2$.
– Bernard
Dec 4 at 20:27












@Evan Kim This is the second question regarding this matrix and this exercise in general. Maybe you should read again about eigenvalues, characteristic polynomial, kernel, rank, dimension... It seems that the definitions are not completely clear. I feel it would be better for you if you first go back to study the concepts
– Federico
Dec 4 at 20:27




@Evan Kim This is the second question regarding this matrix and this exercise in general. Maybe you should read again about eigenvalues, characteristic polynomial, kernel, rank, dimension... It seems that the definitions are not completely clear. I feel it would be better for you if you first go back to study the concepts
– Federico
Dec 4 at 20:27












$dim ker(2I-A) = 3-mathrm{rank}(2I-A)=3-1=2$
– Federico
Dec 4 at 20:29




$dim ker(2I-A) = 3-mathrm{rank}(2I-A)=3-1=2$
– Federico
Dec 4 at 20:29












@Federico The issue is that I am having a difficult time grasping the definitions in the study material assigned to me in class. I do agree that these are trivial questions that should be self-explanatory though yet I have still struggled the entire semester. An example is the book explains rank and dimension and I understand that, but it fails to provide a connection between concepts in different chapters and perhaps expect us to see these connections by ourselves.
– Evan Kim
Dec 4 at 21:25






@Federico The issue is that I am having a difficult time grasping the definitions in the study material assigned to me in class. I do agree that these are trivial questions that should be self-explanatory though yet I have still struggled the entire semester. An example is the book explains rank and dimension and I understand that, but it fails to provide a connection between concepts in different chapters and perhaps expect us to see these connections by ourselves.
– Evan Kim
Dec 4 at 21:25












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The matrix $2I-A$ is simply computed as $$begin{bmatrix}2 & 0 & 0\0 & 2 & 0\0 & 0 & 2end{bmatrix}-begin{bmatrix}2 & 1 & 0\0 & 2 & 0\0 & 0 & 2end{bmatrix}=begin{bmatrix}0 & -1 & 0\0 & 0 & 0\0 & 0 & 0end{bmatrix}$$
If a vector $x$ with coordinates $x_1,x_2,x_3$ satisfies $(2I-A)x=0$, then it must be that $x_2=0$. This is because $$begin{bmatrix}0 & -1 & 0\0 & 0 & 0\0 & 0 & 0end{bmatrix}begin{bmatrix}x_1\x_2\x_3end{bmatrix}=begin{bmatrix}0\0\0end{bmatrix}implies begin{bmatrix}-x_2\0\0end{bmatrix}=begin{bmatrix}0\0\0end{bmatrix}$$ so we must have $x_2=0$. Notice that $x_1$ and $x_3$ can be any number, so what does this tell you about the dimension of the eigenspace (i.e. the dimension of ${xinmathbb C^3:(2A-I)x=0}$)?






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    We have that



    $$begin{bmatrix}
    0 & -1 & 0 \
    0 & 0 & 0 \
    0 & 0 & 0 \
    end{bmatrix}vec x=vec 0 implies vec x=(x_1,0,x_3)$$



    therefore what is the dimension of the eigenspace?






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      You must find all a basis for the space of vectors such that:



      $Amathbf v = lambda mathbf v$



      and with a little algebra
      $(A- lambda I)mathbf v = mathbf 0$



      If $x_2 ne 0$



      $(A- 2I)mathbf v = begin{bmatrix} x_2\0\0 end{bmatrix} ne mathbf 0$






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        The matrix $2I-A$ is simply computed as $$begin{bmatrix}2 & 0 & 0\0 & 2 & 0\0 & 0 & 2end{bmatrix}-begin{bmatrix}2 & 1 & 0\0 & 2 & 0\0 & 0 & 2end{bmatrix}=begin{bmatrix}0 & -1 & 0\0 & 0 & 0\0 & 0 & 0end{bmatrix}$$
        If a vector $x$ with coordinates $x_1,x_2,x_3$ satisfies $(2I-A)x=0$, then it must be that $x_2=0$. This is because $$begin{bmatrix}0 & -1 & 0\0 & 0 & 0\0 & 0 & 0end{bmatrix}begin{bmatrix}x_1\x_2\x_3end{bmatrix}=begin{bmatrix}0\0\0end{bmatrix}implies begin{bmatrix}-x_2\0\0end{bmatrix}=begin{bmatrix}0\0\0end{bmatrix}$$ so we must have $x_2=0$. Notice that $x_1$ and $x_3$ can be any number, so what does this tell you about the dimension of the eigenspace (i.e. the dimension of ${xinmathbb C^3:(2A-I)x=0}$)?






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          The matrix $2I-A$ is simply computed as $$begin{bmatrix}2 & 0 & 0\0 & 2 & 0\0 & 0 & 2end{bmatrix}-begin{bmatrix}2 & 1 & 0\0 & 2 & 0\0 & 0 & 2end{bmatrix}=begin{bmatrix}0 & -1 & 0\0 & 0 & 0\0 & 0 & 0end{bmatrix}$$
          If a vector $x$ with coordinates $x_1,x_2,x_3$ satisfies $(2I-A)x=0$, then it must be that $x_2=0$. This is because $$begin{bmatrix}0 & -1 & 0\0 & 0 & 0\0 & 0 & 0end{bmatrix}begin{bmatrix}x_1\x_2\x_3end{bmatrix}=begin{bmatrix}0\0\0end{bmatrix}implies begin{bmatrix}-x_2\0\0end{bmatrix}=begin{bmatrix}0\0\0end{bmatrix}$$ so we must have $x_2=0$. Notice that $x_1$ and $x_3$ can be any number, so what does this tell you about the dimension of the eigenspace (i.e. the dimension of ${xinmathbb C^3:(2A-I)x=0}$)?






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            The matrix $2I-A$ is simply computed as $$begin{bmatrix}2 & 0 & 0\0 & 2 & 0\0 & 0 & 2end{bmatrix}-begin{bmatrix}2 & 1 & 0\0 & 2 & 0\0 & 0 & 2end{bmatrix}=begin{bmatrix}0 & -1 & 0\0 & 0 & 0\0 & 0 & 0end{bmatrix}$$
            If a vector $x$ with coordinates $x_1,x_2,x_3$ satisfies $(2I-A)x=0$, then it must be that $x_2=0$. This is because $$begin{bmatrix}0 & -1 & 0\0 & 0 & 0\0 & 0 & 0end{bmatrix}begin{bmatrix}x_1\x_2\x_3end{bmatrix}=begin{bmatrix}0\0\0end{bmatrix}implies begin{bmatrix}-x_2\0\0end{bmatrix}=begin{bmatrix}0\0\0end{bmatrix}$$ so we must have $x_2=0$. Notice that $x_1$ and $x_3$ can be any number, so what does this tell you about the dimension of the eigenspace (i.e. the dimension of ${xinmathbb C^3:(2A-I)x=0}$)?






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            The matrix $2I-A$ is simply computed as $$begin{bmatrix}2 & 0 & 0\0 & 2 & 0\0 & 0 & 2end{bmatrix}-begin{bmatrix}2 & 1 & 0\0 & 2 & 0\0 & 0 & 2end{bmatrix}=begin{bmatrix}0 & -1 & 0\0 & 0 & 0\0 & 0 & 0end{bmatrix}$$
            If a vector $x$ with coordinates $x_1,x_2,x_3$ satisfies $(2I-A)x=0$, then it must be that $x_2=0$. This is because $$begin{bmatrix}0 & -1 & 0\0 & 0 & 0\0 & 0 & 0end{bmatrix}begin{bmatrix}x_1\x_2\x_3end{bmatrix}=begin{bmatrix}0\0\0end{bmatrix}implies begin{bmatrix}-x_2\0\0end{bmatrix}=begin{bmatrix}0\0\0end{bmatrix}$$ so we must have $x_2=0$. Notice that $x_1$ and $x_3$ can be any number, so what does this tell you about the dimension of the eigenspace (i.e. the dimension of ${xinmathbb C^3:(2A-I)x=0}$)?







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                We have that



                $$begin{bmatrix}
                0 & -1 & 0 \
                0 & 0 & 0 \
                0 & 0 & 0 \
                end{bmatrix}vec x=vec 0 implies vec x=(x_1,0,x_3)$$



                therefore what is the dimension of the eigenspace?






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                  We have that



                  $$begin{bmatrix}
                  0 & -1 & 0 \
                  0 & 0 & 0 \
                  0 & 0 & 0 \
                  end{bmatrix}vec x=vec 0 implies vec x=(x_1,0,x_3)$$



                  therefore what is the dimension of the eigenspace?






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                    up vote
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                    We have that



                    $$begin{bmatrix}
                    0 & -1 & 0 \
                    0 & 0 & 0 \
                    0 & 0 & 0 \
                    end{bmatrix}vec x=vec 0 implies vec x=(x_1,0,x_3)$$



                    therefore what is the dimension of the eigenspace?






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                    We have that



                    $$begin{bmatrix}
                    0 & -1 & 0 \
                    0 & 0 & 0 \
                    0 & 0 & 0 \
                    end{bmatrix}vec x=vec 0 implies vec x=(x_1,0,x_3)$$



                    therefore what is the dimension of the eigenspace?







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                        You must find all a basis for the space of vectors such that:



                        $Amathbf v = lambda mathbf v$



                        and with a little algebra
                        $(A- lambda I)mathbf v = mathbf 0$



                        If $x_2 ne 0$



                        $(A- 2I)mathbf v = begin{bmatrix} x_2\0\0 end{bmatrix} ne mathbf 0$






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                          You must find all a basis for the space of vectors such that:



                          $Amathbf v = lambda mathbf v$



                          and with a little algebra
                          $(A- lambda I)mathbf v = mathbf 0$



                          If $x_2 ne 0$



                          $(A- 2I)mathbf v = begin{bmatrix} x_2\0\0 end{bmatrix} ne mathbf 0$






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                            You must find all a basis for the space of vectors such that:



                            $Amathbf v = lambda mathbf v$



                            and with a little algebra
                            $(A- lambda I)mathbf v = mathbf 0$



                            If $x_2 ne 0$



                            $(A- 2I)mathbf v = begin{bmatrix} x_2\0\0 end{bmatrix} ne mathbf 0$






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                            You must find all a basis for the space of vectors such that:



                            $Amathbf v = lambda mathbf v$



                            and with a little algebra
                            $(A- lambda I)mathbf v = mathbf 0$



                            If $x_2 ne 0$



                            $(A- 2I)mathbf v = begin{bmatrix} x_2\0\0 end{bmatrix} ne mathbf 0$







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