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Determining eigenvectors.

D and E are nxn matrices, E is invertible, DE = ED, and u is an eigenvector for D corresponding to x=5.

a.  Show that Eu is also an eigenvector for D corresponding to x=5.

b.  Show that u is an eigenvector for D^2.

c.  Show that u is an eigenvector for
D^2 - 3D.


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This is a proof regarding eigenvectors and matrices.

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