3.II.7D

Algebra and Geometry
Part IA, 2004

Let AA be a real symmetric matrix. Show that all the eigenvalues of AA are real, and that the eigenvectors corresponding to distinct eigenvalues are orthogonal to each other.

Find the eigenvalues and eigenvectors of

A=(211121112)A=\left(\begin{array}{ccc} 2 & -1 & -1 \\ -1 & 2 & -1 \\ -1 & -1 & 2 \end{array}\right)

Give an example of a non-zero complex (2×2)(2 \times 2) symmetric matrix whose only eigenvalues are zero. Is it diagonalisable?