Kunze Linear Algebra · Problem 4.2.3

Polynomials

Mathematics — Methods · polynomial-evaluation-diagonal-matrix

Problem

Let AA be an n×nn \times n diagonal matrix over the field FF, i.e., a matrix satisfying Aij=0A_{ij} = 0 for i≠ji \neq j. Let ff be the polynomial over FF defined by f=(x−A11)⋯(x−Ann).f = (x - A_{11}) \cdots (x - A_{nn}). What is the matrix f(A)f(A)?

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