SOLUTION: pleases i want to know how i can solve or find the eigenvalues and vectors of a 4x4 matrix

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Question 376422: pleases i want to know how i can solve or find the eigenvalues and vectors of a 4x4 matrix
Answer by Fombitz(32388)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
[A]=
Let be the eigenvalue.
Solve for the determinant of
[A-Ix]=
.
.
.
You will get a fourth degree polynomial whose 4 roots are the eigenvalues.

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