Let A be a 3×3 real matrix such that det(A)=−1,A=−I, and ATA=I, where AT is the transpose of A and I is the identity.
Show that the set E of vectors x for which Ax=−x forms a 1-dimensional subspace.
Consider the plane Π through the origin which is orthogonal to E. Show that A maps Π to itself and induces a rotation of Π by angle θ, where cosθ=21(trace(A)+1). Show that A is a reflection in Π if and only if A has trace 1 . [You may use the fact that trace(BAB−1)=trace(A) for any invertible matrix B.]
Prove that det(A−I)=4(cosθ−1).