IB Mathematics Applications & Interpretation Topic AHL 1.15—eigenvalues and Eigenvectors (HL) covers syllabus content. Use these notes, questionbank, videos, flashcards, and lessons to review the topic, practise exam questions, and move between notes, videos, flashcards, and lessons where available.
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Question Type 1: Finding the eigenvalues of a 2x2 matrix using the characteristic polynomial
Question Type 2: Finding the eigenvectors corresponding to eigenvalues of a 2x2 matrix
Question Type 3: Finding the diagonalization matrix of a 2x2 matrix using its eigenvalues and eigenvectors
Question Type 4: Rewriting 2x2 matrices using their diagonal matrix to calculate powers of a 2x2 matrix