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Expert solutions Elementary Linear Algebra

Exercise 20a
Chapter 5, Section 5.1, Page 300

Elementary Linear Algebra

ISBN: 9781118473504

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Step 1 1 of 4

to find the eigenvalues and a basis for the eigenspace for this
transformation all we have to do is find the eigenvalues and a basis for the
eigenspace of the standard matrix for the transformation which from
section 4.9 we see is

−1 0
A=[ ]
0 1

also we know that if a standard matrix A applies an operation on x where


at the same time x is an eigenvector of A then it will be true that

T (x) = λx geometrically this means that the vector x will not change
direction, only length after the operation

Step 2 2 of 4

so we want to find a vector v that don't change direction when they are
reflected about the y axis

and we want to do this geometrically

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Step 3 3 of 4

example of reflection on y axis

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Step 4 4 of 4

we can see above that the only lines which wouldn't change direction
when reflected in respect to y axis will be the vectors that either fall on
the y axis or are perpendicular to it therefore they fall on the x axis

so vectors of the type

1
[ ]
0

and because when the operation is applied this vector doesn't get
expanded, we can say that λ1 = 1

0
[ ]
1

and because when the operation is applied this vector doesn't get
expanded, but it does change it's direction with 180° we can say that
λ2 = −1

Exercise 19e Exercise 20b

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