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Diagonalization & Matrix Powers · Challenge problem

A linear system x′=Ax\mathbf x' = A\mathbf x has A=(3−61−2)A = \begin{pmatrix}3 & -6\\1 & -2\end{pmatrix}, which has 00 as one of its eigenvalues. This means there is a LEFT eigenvector w=(w1,w2)\mathbf w = (w_1, w_2) with wA=0\mathbf wA = \mathbf 0, making the quantity q(t)=w1x1(t)+w2x2(t)q(t) = w_1x_1(t) + w_2x_2(t) constant in time (a conserved quantity). Normalizing w1=1w_1 = 1, find w2w_2.