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7.4. Orthogonality 399<br />

Therefore an eigenvector is<br />

⎡<br />

⎣<br />

−4<br />

1<br />

1<br />

Next f<strong>in</strong>d the eigenvector for λ = 9. The augmented matrix and result<strong>in</strong>g reduced row-echelon form are<br />

⎡<br />

⎤ ⎡<br />

9 − 17 2 2 0<br />

1 0 − 1 ⎤<br />

2<br />

0<br />

⎣ 2 9− 6 −4 0 ⎦ →···→⎣<br />

0 1 −1 0 ⎦<br />

2 −4 9− 6 0<br />

0 0 0 0<br />

Thus an eigenvector for λ = 9is<br />

⎡<br />

⎣<br />

1<br />

2<br />

2<br />

F<strong>in</strong>ally f<strong>in</strong>d an eigenvector for λ = 2. The appropriate augmented matrix and reduced row-echelon form are<br />

⎡<br />

⎤ ⎡<br />

⎤<br />

2 − 17 2 2 0<br />

1 0 0 0<br />

⎣ 2 2− 6 −4 0 ⎦ →···→⎣<br />

0 1 1 0 ⎦<br />

2 −4 2− 6 0<br />

0 0 0 0<br />

Thus an eigenvector for λ = 2is<br />

The set of eigenvectors for A is given by<br />

⎧⎡<br />

⎤ ⎡<br />

⎨ −4<br />

⎣ 1 ⎦, ⎣<br />

⎩<br />

1<br />

⎡<br />

⎣<br />

0<br />

−1<br />

1<br />

1<br />

2<br />

2<br />

⎤<br />

⎦<br />

⎤<br />

⎤<br />

⎦<br />

⎤<br />

⎦<br />

⎡<br />

⎦, ⎣<br />

You can verify that these eigenvectors form an orthogonal set. By divid<strong>in</strong>g each eigenvector by its magnitude,<br />

we obta<strong>in</strong> an orthonormal set:<br />

⎧ ⎡ ⎤ ⎡ ⎤ ⎡ ⎤⎫<br />

⎨ −4<br />

1<br />

√ ⎣ 1 ⎦, 1 1<br />

0<br />

⎣<br />

1<br />

⎬<br />

2 ⎦, √ ⎣ −1 ⎦<br />

⎩ 18 3<br />

1 2 2 ⎭<br />

1<br />

Consider the follow<strong>in</strong>g example.<br />

0<br />

−1<br />

1<br />

Example 7.58: Repeated Eigenvalues<br />

F<strong>in</strong>d an orthonormal set of three eigenvectors for the matrix<br />

⎡<br />

10 2<br />

⎤<br />

2<br />

A = ⎣ 2 13 4 ⎦<br />

2 4 13<br />

⎤⎫<br />

⎬<br />

⎦<br />

⎭<br />

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