3.II.8B

Algebra and Geometry
Part IA, 2003

(a) Determine the characteristic polynomial and the eigenvectors of the matrix

(010120112)\left(\begin{array}{ccc} 0 & 1 & 0 \\ -1 & 2 & 0 \\ 1 & -1 & 2 \end{array}\right)

Is it diagonalizable?

(b) Show that an n×nn \times n matrix AA with characteristic polynomial f(t)=(tμ)nf(t)=(t-\mu)^{n} is diagonalizable if and only if A=μIA=\mu I.