If A is a 3 x 3 matrix which is diagonalizable and the following. three vectors are eigenvectors for 3 distinct eigenvalues of A, (0, 1, -1)", (2, 0, 3)7, (1, 1, -2)", which of the following vectors could be the first column of a matrix P which diagonalizes A? A) (1, 1, -2)7 (B) (0, 0, 1) (C) (1, 0, 0)7 D) (0, 1, 0) (E) (-1,0, –1)7 (F) (1, 2, -3)7-(G) (0, 1, 1)7 H) (2, 0, -3)7

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If \( A \) is a \( 3 \times 3 \) matrix which is diagonalizable and the following three vectors are eigenvectors for 3 distinct eigenvalues of \( A \),

\[
(0, 1, -1)^T, \, (2, 0, 3)^T, \, (1, 1, -2)^T,
\]

which of the following vectors could be the first column of a matrix \( P \) which diagonalizes \( A \)?

A) \( (1, 1, -2)^T \)

B) \( (0, 0, 1)^T \)

C) \( (1, 0, 0)^T \)

D) \( (0, 1, 0)^T \)

E) \( (-1, 0, -1)^T \)

F) \( (1, 2, -3)^T \)

G) \( (0, 1, 1)^T \)

H) \( (2, 0, -3)^T \)
Transcribed Image Text:If \( A \) is a \( 3 \times 3 \) matrix which is diagonalizable and the following three vectors are eigenvectors for 3 distinct eigenvalues of \( A \), \[ (0, 1, -1)^T, \, (2, 0, 3)^T, \, (1, 1, -2)^T, \] which of the following vectors could be the first column of a matrix \( P \) which diagonalizes \( A \)? A) \( (1, 1, -2)^T \) B) \( (0, 0, 1)^T \) C) \( (1, 0, 0)^T \) D) \( (0, 1, 0)^T \) E) \( (-1, 0, -1)^T \) F) \( (1, 2, -3)^T \) G) \( (0, 1, 1)^T \) H) \( (2, 0, -3)^T \)
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