1. Which of the following must be true if A, a 2x2 matrix, has a nonzero eigenvector a satisfying Aa= 5a?
    a) A's eigenvectors are all of R2
    b) A must have at least an entire line through the origin in R2 as it's eigenvectors, where the vectors get stretched by 5.
    c) A can have just the one eigenvector a that is stretched by 5.
    d) A has two eigenvectors, the second being from Maple
    e) none of the above



  2. If the reduced augmented matrix for the system (A-lambdaI)x=0 is
    Matrix([[0,0,0],[0,0,0]]),
    with A as a 2x2 matrix
    then the non-zero (real) eigenvectors of A are:
    a) none
    b) a line through the origin
    c) all of R2
    d) a subspace of R3 (with 3 coordinates)
    e) none of the above





  3. What are the non-zero real eigenvectors of
    Matrix([[cos(Pi),-sin(Pi)],[sin(Pi),cos(Pi)]])?
    a) none
    b) a line of eigenvectors
    c) two different lines of eigenvectors
    d) all of R2
    e) none of the above



  4. If we write a basis for the eigenspace of
    Matrix([[cos(Pi),-sin(Pi)],[sin(Pi),cos(Pi)]]), how many vectors does it have?
    a) 0
    b) 1
    c) 2
    d) infinite
    e) none of the above



  5. What are the non-zero real eigenvectors of
    Matrix([[cos(Pi/5),-sin(Pi/5)],[sin(Pi/5),cos(Pi/5)]])?
    a) none
    b) a line of eigenvectors
    c) two different lines of eigenvectors
    d) all of R2
    e) none of the above


    Solutions
    1. b)
    2. c)
    3. d)
    4. c)
    5. a)