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Past exam of the mathematics course of the University of Cambridge 2015 ia Paper 2 8B ii Solution by
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The three linearly independent eigenvectors still form a basis, so the same coefficient calculation applies to this diagonalizable matrix matrix. The general solution isA repeated eigenvalue alone does not create a polynomial factor in time; that factor is needed only when a nontrivial Jordan block prevents a full eigenvector basis.
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