Past exam of the mathematics course of the University of Cambridge / 2024 / ia / Paper 1 / 7B / b / Solution

The characteristic polynomial of $A$ isA scalar $\lambda \in \mathbb{C}$ is an eigenvalue when there is a nonzero vector $v$ such thatSuch a $v$ is an eigenvector belonging to $\lambda$. Equivalently, $\lambda$ is a root of ${\chi }_A$ and the corresponding eigenvectors are the nonzero elements of $\ker (A-\lambda I)$.

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