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Can anyone please solve the attached file?

Can anyone please solve the attached file?-example-1

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The given matrix is

A= \left[\begin{array}{ccc}1&2&3\\4&5&6\\7&8&9\end{array}\right]

A given vector is of the form [a b c]'.
If a given vector {x} is an eigenvector of A, then

det \left[\begin{array}{ccc}1-a&2&3\\4&5-b&6\\7&8&9-c\end{array}\right] =0

Test the vector x₁ = [1 -2 1]'

det \left[\begin{array}{ccc}0&2&3\\4&7&6\\7&8&8\end{array}\right] =-2(32-42)+3(32-49)=-31
This is not an eigenvector because the determinant is not zero.

Test x₂ = [-1 0 1]'

det \left[\begin{array}{ccc}2&2&3\\4&5&6\\7&8&8\end{array}\right] =2(40-48)-2(32-42)+3(32-35)=-5
This is not an eigenvector because the determinant is not ero.

Test x₃ = [0 0 0]'

det \left[\begin{array}{ccc}1&2&3\\4&5&6\\7&8&9\end{array}\right] =(45-48)-2(36-42)+3(32-35)=0
This vector is an eigevector because the determinant is zero.

Answer:
The eigenvector is x₃

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