Problem

( 1 point) Find a $2 \times 2$ matrix $A$ such that
\[
\left[\begin{array}{c}
-2 \\
0
\end{array}\right], \quad \text { and } \quad\left[\begin{array}{l}
1 \\
3
\end{array}\right]
\]
are eigenvectors of $A$ with eigenvalues 5 and -2 , respectively.

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\(\boxed{A = \left[\begin{array}{cc}-10 & -2 \\ 0 & -6\end{array}\right]}\)

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Step 1 :Given that the eigenvectors are \(v_1 = [-2, 0]^T\) and \(v_2 = [1, 3]^T\), and the corresponding eigenvalues are \(\lambda_1 = 5\) and \(\lambda_2 = -2\).

Step 2 :We can form two equations from the eigenvector-eigenvalue pairs: \(A[-2, 0]^T = 5[-2, 0]^T\) and \(A[1, 3]^T = -2[1, 3]^T\).

Step 3 :Solving these equations, we find the matrix \(A\) to be \(A = [[-10, -2], [0, -6]]\).

Step 4 :\(\boxed{A = \left[\begin{array}{cc}-10 & -2 \\ 0 & -6\end{array}\right]}\)

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