Show that if $\lambda{}$ is an eigenvalue of $A$, then it is also an eigenvalue for $S^{-1}AS$ for any nonsingular matrix $S$.
Show that if $\lambda{}$ is an eigenvalue of $A$, then it is also an eigenvalue for $S^{-1}AS$ for any nonsingular matrix $S$.
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linear-algebra
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We have $Ax = \lambda x$ Since $S$ is an invertible matrix, consider $x = S^{-1}y$. We then get that $AS^{-1}y = \lambda S^{-1}y \implies SAS^{-1}y = \lambda y$