Suppose there is a basis a of R2, for which the system |[T]-AI|=0 has one, and only one, real solution. TR2 → R² is necessarily non- diagonalizable. The set of vectors associated with a certain eigenvalue is a vector space. Every linear transformation has eigenvectors.

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About linear operators in vector spaces with real scalars and real eigenvalues, answer the items below as "true" or "false".
 
 
Suppose there is a basis a of R2, for which the
system |[T]-AI|=0 has one, and only one, real
solution. T:R? R² is necessarily non-
diagonalizable.
The set of vectors associated with a certain
eigenvalue is a vector space.
Every linear transformation has eigenvectors.
Transcribed Image Text:Suppose there is a basis a of R2, for which the system |[T]-AI|=0 has one, and only one, real solution. T:R? R² is necessarily non- diagonalizable. The set of vectors associated with a certain eigenvalue is a vector space. Every linear transformation has eigenvectors.
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