8) Suppose A E Mnxn(F) is diagonalizable. Let A1,· , Ak be the (distinct) eigenvalues of A. a) Prove that tr(A) = E, ma(A;)A;. (Recall that tr(A) is the sum of the diago- nal entries of A.) b) Prove that det(A) = II, \""a(A,). vi=1 i=1

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8) Suppose A E Mnxn(F) is diagonalizable. Let A1, · .. , Ak be the (distinct)
eigenvalues of A.
a) Prove that tr(A) = E, ma(A;)A;. (Recall that tr(A) is the sum of the diago-
nal entries of A.)
b) Prove that det(A) = II-, \™a(A»).
ri=1
Transcribed Image Text:8) Suppose A E Mnxn(F) is diagonalizable. Let A1, · .. , Ak be the (distinct) eigenvalues of A. a) Prove that tr(A) = E, ma(A;)A;. (Recall that tr(A) is the sum of the diago- nal entries of A.) b) Prove that det(A) = II-, \™a(A»). ri=1
9) Let A E Mnxn(F).
a) Prove that det(A) = 0 if A contains a repeated row or column.
b) If A is invertible, prove that det(A-1) = det(A)-!.
c) If c E F, prove that det(cA) = c"det(A).
Transcribed Image Text:9) Let A E Mnxn(F). a) Prove that det(A) = 0 if A contains a repeated row or column. b) If A is invertible, prove that det(A-1) = det(A)-!. c) If c E F, prove that det(cA) = c"det(A).
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