What is the matrix $P$ such that $P^{-1}AP = D$ is diagonal?












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How do I get the matrix $P$ if $P^{-1}AP=D$ is diagonal matrix and
$$A=
begin{bmatrix}
1 & 2 \
0 & 4
end{bmatrix}?
$$










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    Do you know what the entries of $D$ are, and more specifically, what they are called? That's a hint.
    – Arthur
    Nov 29 at 7:44












  • yes i do, all the entries are 0 except the diagonal is leading ones
    – faisal
    Nov 29 at 7:48






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    Yes, but the diagonal entries: what are they?
    – Arthur
    Nov 29 at 8:02










  • no it's not given they just said D is diagonal matrix
    – faisal
    Nov 29 at 8:05








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    Find eigenvectors of this matrix. Eigenvalues you can list immediately.
    – Widawensen
    Nov 29 at 8:11
















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How do I get the matrix $P$ if $P^{-1}AP=D$ is diagonal matrix and
$$A=
begin{bmatrix}
1 & 2 \
0 & 4
end{bmatrix}?
$$










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  • 1




    Do you know what the entries of $D$ are, and more specifically, what they are called? That's a hint.
    – Arthur
    Nov 29 at 7:44












  • yes i do, all the entries are 0 except the diagonal is leading ones
    – faisal
    Nov 29 at 7:48






  • 1




    Yes, but the diagonal entries: what are they?
    – Arthur
    Nov 29 at 8:02










  • no it's not given they just said D is diagonal matrix
    – faisal
    Nov 29 at 8:05








  • 1




    Find eigenvectors of this matrix. Eigenvalues you can list immediately.
    – Widawensen
    Nov 29 at 8:11














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How do I get the matrix $P$ if $P^{-1}AP=D$ is diagonal matrix and
$$A=
begin{bmatrix}
1 & 2 \
0 & 4
end{bmatrix}?
$$










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How do I get the matrix $P$ if $P^{-1}AP=D$ is diagonal matrix and
$$A=
begin{bmatrix}
1 & 2 \
0 & 4
end{bmatrix}?
$$







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    Do you know what the entries of $D$ are, and more specifically, what they are called? That's a hint.
    – Arthur
    Nov 29 at 7:44












  • yes i do, all the entries are 0 except the diagonal is leading ones
    – faisal
    Nov 29 at 7:48






  • 1




    Yes, but the diagonal entries: what are they?
    – Arthur
    Nov 29 at 8:02










  • no it's not given they just said D is diagonal matrix
    – faisal
    Nov 29 at 8:05








  • 1




    Find eigenvectors of this matrix. Eigenvalues you can list immediately.
    – Widawensen
    Nov 29 at 8:11














  • 1




    Do you know what the entries of $D$ are, and more specifically, what they are called? That's a hint.
    – Arthur
    Nov 29 at 7:44












  • yes i do, all the entries are 0 except the diagonal is leading ones
    – faisal
    Nov 29 at 7:48






  • 1




    Yes, but the diagonal entries: what are they?
    – Arthur
    Nov 29 at 8:02










  • no it's not given they just said D is diagonal matrix
    – faisal
    Nov 29 at 8:05








  • 1




    Find eigenvectors of this matrix. Eigenvalues you can list immediately.
    – Widawensen
    Nov 29 at 8:11








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Do you know what the entries of $D$ are, and more specifically, what they are called? That's a hint.
– Arthur
Nov 29 at 7:44






Do you know what the entries of $D$ are, and more specifically, what they are called? That's a hint.
– Arthur
Nov 29 at 7:44














yes i do, all the entries are 0 except the diagonal is leading ones
– faisal
Nov 29 at 7:48




yes i do, all the entries are 0 except the diagonal is leading ones
– faisal
Nov 29 at 7:48




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1




Yes, but the diagonal entries: what are they?
– Arthur
Nov 29 at 8:02




Yes, but the diagonal entries: what are they?
– Arthur
Nov 29 at 8:02












no it's not given they just said D is diagonal matrix
– faisal
Nov 29 at 8:05






no it's not given they just said D is diagonal matrix
– faisal
Nov 29 at 8:05






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Find eigenvectors of this matrix. Eigenvalues you can list immediately.
– Widawensen
Nov 29 at 8:11




Find eigenvectors of this matrix. Eigenvalues you can list immediately.
– Widawensen
Nov 29 at 8:11










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As suggested in hints $A $ is diagonisable. Matrix $D $ will have eigenvelues of $A $ along the diagonal, while $P $ contains the corresponding eigenvectors (as its columns). You can solve for eigenvalues and eigenvectors in the usual way. Given the simple form of $A $, it is immediately clear that it has two distinct eigenvalues, $1,4$ (so in particular it is diagonisable).






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    As suggested in hints $A $ is diagonisable. Matrix $D $ will have eigenvelues of $A $ along the diagonal, while $P $ contains the corresponding eigenvectors (as its columns). You can solve for eigenvalues and eigenvectors in the usual way. Given the simple form of $A $, it is immediately clear that it has two distinct eigenvalues, $1,4$ (so in particular it is diagonisable).






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      As suggested in hints $A $ is diagonisable. Matrix $D $ will have eigenvelues of $A $ along the diagonal, while $P $ contains the corresponding eigenvectors (as its columns). You can solve for eigenvalues and eigenvectors in the usual way. Given the simple form of $A $, it is immediately clear that it has two distinct eigenvalues, $1,4$ (so in particular it is diagonisable).






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        As suggested in hints $A $ is diagonisable. Matrix $D $ will have eigenvelues of $A $ along the diagonal, while $P $ contains the corresponding eigenvectors (as its columns). You can solve for eigenvalues and eigenvectors in the usual way. Given the simple form of $A $, it is immediately clear that it has two distinct eigenvalues, $1,4$ (so in particular it is diagonisable).






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        As suggested in hints $A $ is diagonisable. Matrix $D $ will have eigenvelues of $A $ along the diagonal, while $P $ contains the corresponding eigenvectors (as its columns). You can solve for eigenvalues and eigenvectors in the usual way. Given the simple form of $A $, it is immediately clear that it has two distinct eigenvalues, $1,4$ (so in particular it is diagonisable).







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