Student[LinearAlgebra][CharacteristicPolynomial] - construct the characteristic polynomial of a Matrix
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Calling Sequence
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CharacteristicPolynomial(A, t)
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Parameters
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Matrix
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name; variable
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Description
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The CharacteristicPolynomial(A, t) command returns the characteristic polynomial in t that has the eigenvalues of Matrix A as its roots (all multiplicities respected).
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This polynomial is the determinant of , where Id is the identity Matrix with Dimension(A).
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Examples
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