Final answer:
To determine the eigenvalues of matrix G, subtract the identity matrix scaled by λ from G and set the determinant equal to zero. The eigenvalues of G are λ = 0, λ = 2, and λ = 8. To find an eigenvector corresponding to the largest eigenvalue (λ = 8), substitute λ = 8 back into the equation and solve the system of equations.
Step-by-step explanation:
To determine the eigenvalues of a matrix, we need to find the values of λ that satisfy the equation (G - λI)x = 0, where G is the matrix, λ is the eigenvalue, I is the identity matrix, and x is the eigenvector.
Given the matrix G = [[2, 4, 0], [4, 8, 0], [0, 0, 0]], we subtract the identity matrix scaled by λ from G to get G - λI = [[2-λ, 4, 0], [4, 8-λ, 0], [0, 0, -λ]].
To obtain the eigenvalues, we set the determinant of G - λI equal to zero and solve for λ. The determinant equation is (2-λ)(8-λ)(-λ) = 0.
Solving this equation, we find three eigenvalues: λ = 0, λ = 2, and λ = 8.
Next, to obtain an eigenvector corresponding to the largest eigenvalue (λ = 8), we substitute λ = 8 back into the equation (G - λI)x = 0. This gives us the system of equations 2x + 4y = 0 and 4x + (8-8)y = 0. Solving this system, we find that x = 2y.
Thus, the eigenvector corresponding to the largest eigenvalue is x = 2y, where x and y are the scalar components of the eigenvector.