For the eigenvector $\\var{vector(1,-b,-a)}$ we have:
\n$\\var{M}\\var{vector(1,-b,-a)}=\\var{vector(eigen1,-eigen1*b,-eigen1*a)}=\\var{eigen1}\\var{vector(1,-b,-a)}$.
\nHence the corresponding eigenvalue is $\\var{eigen1}$.
\nSimilarly, for the eigenvector $\\var{vector(1,1-b,-a)}$ we have:
\n$\\var{M}\\var{vector(1,1-b,-a)}=\\var{vector(eigen3,eigen3*(1-b),-eigen3*a)}=\\var{eigen3}\\var{vector(1,1-b,-a)}$.
\nHence the corresponding eigenvalue for this eigenvector is $\\var{eigen3}$.
\nThe characteristic polynomial is given by $P_M(\\lambda)=\\operatorname{det}(M-\\lambda I_3)$. The roots of this are the eigenvalues.
\nWe find that in this case:
\n\\[\\begin{align}\\operatorname{det}(M-\\lambda I_3)&=\\operatorname{det}\\begin{pmatrix}\\var{m[0][0]}-\\lambda &\\var{m[0][1] }&\\var{m[0][2]}\\\\ \\var{m[1][0]}&\\var{m[1][1] }-\\lambda &\\var{m[1][2]}\\\\ \\var{m[2][0]}&\\var{m[2][1] } &\\var{m[2][2]}-\\lambda \\end{pmatrix}\\\\&=\\simplify{-lambda^3+{coefflamsq}*lambda^2+{coefflam}*lambda+{det}}\\end{align}\\]
\nNow we know that $\\simplify{lambda-{eigen1}}$ and $\\simplify{lambda-{eigen3}}$ are both factors of the characteristic polynomial.
\nHence we have:
\n$\\simplify{-lambda^3+{coefflamsq}*lambda^2+{coefflam}*lambda+{det}=-(lambda-{eigen1})(lambda-{eigen3})(lambda-r)}$ for some number $r$.
\nSince the constant term in the characteristic polynomial is the product of the three eigenvalues, $r=\\simplify[!basic]{{det}/({eigen1}*{eigen3})={eigen2}}$ and this is the third eigenvalue.
\nTo find an eigenvector corresponding to this eigenvalue we solve the equation:
\n$\\simplify{M*vector(x,y,z)={M}*vector(x,y,z)={eigen2}*vector(x,y,z)}$
\nThis gives the equations:
\n\\[\\begin{align} \\simplify{{m[0][0]}*x+{m[0][1]}*y+{m[0][2]}*z}&=\\simplify{{eigen2}*x}\\\\ \\simplify{{m[1][0]}*x+{m[1][1]}*y+{m[1][2]}*z}&=\\simplify{{eigen2}*y}\\\\ \\simplify{{m[2][0]}*x+{m[2][1]}*y+{m[2][2]}*z}&=\\simplify{{eigen2}*z}\\end{align}\\]
\nThe question asked you to find an eigenvector with $x=1$ and if we substitute this into the equations we find (only need to use two of the equations) that $y=\\var{-b}$ and $z=\\simplify[all,fractionNumbers]{{b}/{g}}$.
\nHence the eigenvector we want is $\\simplify[all,fractionNumbers]{vector(1,{-b},{b}/{g})}$.
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\nWrite the letter $\\lambda$ as lambda.
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\nHence find another eigenvalue of $M$: [[1]]
\nFind a corresponding eigenvector for this eigenvalue. Scale your vector such that the first component is $1$. You have to find the other two components:
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\nInput both components as fractions or integers and not as decimals.
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