Two Eigenvectors for the Price of One

DOI10.1080/07468342.2022.2040265MaRDI QIDQ5081824zbMATH OpenOpenAlexFDO

Authors Juan Tolosa

Publication date 17 June 2022

Published in The College Mathematics Journal (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://arxiv.org/abs/2106.13595

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Eigenvalues, singular values, and eigenvectors (15A18) Linear algebra (educational aspects) (97H60)

Abstract: Starting from a mistake done by a student, we discover an unexpected method of finding both eigenvectors for a $2imes2$ matrix with distinct eigenvalues in a single computation. We discuss a connection with the Cayley-Hamilton theorem, and show the corresponding generalization for a $3imes3$ matrix. The arguments should be understandable for strong linear algebra students.

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