Let Aand B ben×nmatrices,andassumethatvinRn isaneigenvectorof Acorrespondingtotheeigenvalue λ and also an eigenvector of B corresponding to the eigenvalue µ.Q. Prove that v is an eigenvector of the matrix AB. What is the corresponding eigenvalue?

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Let Aand B ben×nmatrices,andassumethatvinRn isaneigenvectorof Acorrespondingtotheeigenvalue λ and also an eigenvector of B corresponding to the eigenvalue µ.
Q. Prove that v is an eigenvector of the matrix AB. What is the corresponding eigenvalue?

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A and B be n×n matrices and vn is an eigenvector of A corresponding to the eigenvalue λ and also an eigenvector of B corresponding to the eigenvalue μ.

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