Step-by-Step Guide to Diagonalizing a Matrix with Eigenvalues & Eigenvectors 🧮
Learn how to diagonalize a matrix with this comprehensive example. Follow the detailed steps to find eigenvalues, eigenvectors, and the diagonal matrix for a clear understanding.

Dr. Trefor Bazett
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Let's compute a full example of Diagonalizing a matrix via eigenvectors and eigenvalues. The steps:
1) Compute the eigenvalues. Take the determinant of A-lambda I and set it equal to zero. The solutions are the eigenvalues
2) Compute the eigenvectors. For each eigenvalue solve (A-lambda I)x=0, which is a homogeneous system
3) Form the P and D matrix. The D matrix is just the eigenvalues down the main diagonal. The P matrix is the corresponding linearly independent eigenvectors for each eigenvalue as columns, in the same order as their eigenvalues were put into D.
4) Finally, we can test that A=PDP^-1 is true by multiplying out the right hand side.
How to VISUALIZE the diagonalization process: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EJG6gBeVdfw
How to COMPUTE the diagonalization process: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nNwZA1X-C3c&t=373s
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1) Compute the eigenvalues. Take the determinant of A-lambda I and set it equal to zero. The solutions are the eigenvalues
2) Compute the eigenvectors. For each eigenvalue solve (A-lambda I)x=0, which is a homogeneous system
3) Form the P and D matrix. The D matrix is just the eigenvalues down the main diagonal. The P matrix is the corresponding linearly independent eigenvectors for each eigenvalue as columns, in the same order as their eigenvalues were put into D.
4) Finally, we can test that A=PDP^-1 is true by multiplying out the right hand side.
How to VISUALIZE the diagonalization process: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EJG6gBeVdfw
How to COMPUTE the diagonalization process: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nNwZA1X-C3c&t=373s
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COURSE PLAYLISTS:
►DISCRETE MATH: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLHXZ9OQGMqxersk8fUxiUMSIx0DBqsKZS
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►DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLHXZ9OQGMqxde-SlgmWlCmNHroIWtujBw
►LAPLACE TRANSFORM: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLHXZ9OQGMqxcJXnLr08cyNaup4RDsbAl1
►GAME THEORY: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLHXZ9OQGMqxdzD8KpTHz6_gsw9pPxRFlX
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►Cool Math Series:
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