For the matrix A below compute A999 by hand ie dont just put
Solution
The characteristic equation of A is det (A- I4) = 0 or, (-10)( -8)( -5)( -1) = 0. Tus, the eigenvalues of A are 1 =10 , 2 = 8 3 =5 and 4 =1 The eigenvectors of A, corresponding to the eigenvalue are solutions to the equation (A- I4)X = 0. These are v1 = (311,612,405,90)T ,v2 = (1,2,1,0)T , v3 = ( 1,2,0,0)T and v4 = (1,0,0,0)T. Then A = PDP-1, where P =
311
1
1
1
612
2
2
0
405
1
0
0
90
0
0
0
D=
10
0
0
0
0
8
0
0
0
0
5
0
0
0
0
1
and P-1 =
0
0
0
1/90
0
0
1
-9/2
0
1/2
-1
11/10
1
-1/2
0
-1/18
Finally, A999 = PD999P-1 where D999 =
10999
0
0
0
0
8999
0
0
0
0
5999
0
0
0
0
1
| 311 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 612 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 405 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 |


