We have defined matrix B to be similar to matrix A (denoted by B ~ A) if

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We have defined matrix B to be similar to matrix A (denoted by B ~ A) if there is an invertible matrix P such that B = P-1AP. Prove the following:
(a) Similar matrices have the same determinant and the same trace
(b) Show by example (using 2 × 2 matrices) that similar matrices can have different eigenvectors.
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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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