Suppose that a 4 x 4 matrix A has eigenvalues A₁ = 1, A₂=-5, A3 = 7, and A4 = -7. Use the following method to find det (A). If So, on setting A = 0, we obtain that det (A) = i Sa.e p(A) = det (Al-A) = A + C₁-1+...+ Cn det (-A) = Cn or det (A) = (-1)^cn

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Suppose that a 4 x 4 matrix A has eigenvalues A₁ = 1, A₂=-5, A3 = 7, and A4 = - 7. Use the following method to find det (A).
If
So, on setting λ = 0, we obtain that
det (A) = i
Sa.e
p(A) = det (Al-A) = A +₁¹+...+₁
det (-A) = C₁ or det (A) = (-1)^cn
Transcribed Image Text:Suppose that a 4 x 4 matrix A has eigenvalues A₁ = 1, A₂=-5, A3 = 7, and A4 = - 7. Use the following method to find det (A). If So, on setting λ = 0, we obtain that det (A) = i Sa.e p(A) = det (Al-A) = A +₁¹+...+₁ det (-A) = C₁ or det (A) = (-1)^cn
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