Paper 3, Section II, G
Part IB, 2009
For each of the following, provide a proof or counterexample.
(1) If are complex matrices and , then and have a common eigenvector.
(2) If are complex matrices and , then and have a common eigenvalue.
(3) If are complex matrices and then .
(4) If is an endomorphism of a finite-dimensional vector space and is an eigenvalue of , then the dimension of equals the multiplicity of as a root of the minimal polynomial of .
(5) If is an endomorphism of a finite-dimensional complex vector space , is an eigenvalue of , and , then where is the multiplicity of as a root of the minimal polynomial of .