Suppose that A is a diagonalizable matrix that has been written in the form A = PDP-1,

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Suppose that A is a diagonalizable matrix that has been written in the form A = PDP-1, where D is diagonal.
(a) Show that for positive integer k, Ak = PDkP-1.
(b) Use the result of part (a) to compute A50° for
A = [ ] 4

(c) Show that if D is diagonal, then Dk is diagonal.
(d) Is the equation in part (a) true for k = -1? Could this be useful in finding the inverse of a matrix?

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Differential Equations and Linear Algebra

ISBN: 978-0131860612

2nd edition

Authors: Jerry Farlow, James E. Hall, Jean Marie McDill, Beverly H. West

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