Thread: Diagonalizable matrix

Are the following matrices diagonalizable:





I think neither are diagonalizable because they don't have at least two linearly independent eigenvectors. Am I correct?

Originally Posted by temaire

Are the following matrices diagonalizable:





I think neither are diagonalizable because they don't have at least two linearly independent eigenvectors. Am I correct?

To diagonalize a matrix, I would first find the eigenvectors. The three eigenvectors will form the three columns(c1,c2,c3) of the matrix .

If P is invertible , then the matrix given by is the diagonal matrix

Originally Posted by harish21

To diagonalize a matrix, I would first find the eigenvectors. The three eigenvectors will form the three columns(c1,c2,c3) of the matrix .

If P is invertible , then the matrix given by is the diagonal matrix

I have found the eigenvectors for both matrices. However, I only found one eigenvector for each matrix, which means that the two matrices do not have at least two linearly independent eigenvectors, which means that they are not diagonalizable. Is this correct?

Originally Posted by temaire

I have found the eigenvectors for both matrices. However, I only found one eigenvector for each matrix, which means that the two matrices do not have at least two linearly independent eigenvectors, which means that they are not diagonalizable. Is this correct?

A matrix is diagonalizable only if it has n linearly independent eigenvectors.

So your matrix is not diagonalizable!