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1. Let T : R2 R2 be the linear transformation that reflects the entire R2 across the x-axis.
(a) Without calculating a matrix A for the transformation T , determine what the eigenvectors and eigen-
values would be, if any. In other words, does the transformation have any stretch directions and
associated stretch factors? Justify your answer.
(b) Find a matrix A to represent the transformation T . Calculate its eigenvectors and associated eigen-
values for the matrix A, and verify your answers to part (a).
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2. A transformation T : R3 R3 has an eigenvector 0 associated with eigenvalue 1/4 and two eigen-
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0 1
vectors 1 and 1 both associated with eigenvalue 3.
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3 3
(a) Without finding the matrix for T , explain why T 5 = 3 5.
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(b) Still without finding the matrix, describe what happens to the following vectors under the transfor-
mation T . Be sure to justify your conclusions.
3 1/2 1 1
(i) 0 (ii) 1/2 (iii) 2 (iv) 0
6 9/2 6 0
1 1 1
3. Let A = 1 1 1.
1 1 1
(a) (Strang 5.2 #3) Without solving det(A I) = 0, use observation to find all eigenvalues of A and then
find associated eigenvectors. (Hint: 1. What can you say about the rank of A and what does that tell
you about the nullspace? What does nullspace have to do with eigen-theory? 2. Notice that the rows
of A add up to the same number 3, which would lead you to another eigenvector-eigenvalue pair.)
(b) Compute A100 by diagonalizing A.
(d) Explain why A~x = ~u does not have a solution. (Hint: If there is a solution, then is in C(A).
Explain why that is impossible.)
(e) Is A invertible? Why or why not?