Exercise 940Linear algebra › Eigenvalues and diagonalisationL1Added 3 Nov 2026
A basis of an eigenspace
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Statement
Let
Find a basis of the eigenspace .
Hint
. Solve the system.
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Solution
Kernel.
The system is and , so the kernel is .
Conclusion. , dimension .
Remark. The algebraic multiplicity of is (it appears twice on the diagonal), but the geometric multiplicity is , so is not diagonalizable.