Re: Show this matrix is not diagonalizable


Carl R. wrote:
> Yes, C_1 and C_2 are constant vectors in R^2.
> Thank you Robert for your reply, but Im not familiar with any facts
> or theorems related to your question. Can you please explain in more
> detail?

Well, that's where you should start. What do you know about solutions
related to eigenvectors and eigenvalues?

Robert Israel israel@xxxxxxxxxxx
Department of Mathematics http://www.math.ubc.ca/~israel
University of British Columbia Vancouver, BC, Canada

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