Let A be a diagonalizable matrix and let X be the diagonalizing matrix. Show that the column vectors of X that correspond to nonzero eigenvalues of A form a basis for R(A).

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Let A be a diagonalizable matrix and let X be the diagonalizing matrix.

Show that the column vectors of X that correspond to nonzero eigenvalues

of A form a basis for R(A).

 

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