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Diagonalization & Matrix Powers · Easy problem

A matrix has eigenvectors v1=(11)\mathbf{v}_1 = \begin{pmatrix}1\\1\end{pmatrix} and v2=(1−1)\mathbf{v}_2 = \begin{pmatrix}1\\-1\end{pmatrix}. Write x=(51)\mathbf{x} = \begin{pmatrix}5\\1\end{pmatrix} in this eigenbasis as x=c1v1+c2v2\mathbf{x} = c_1\mathbf{v}_1 + c_2\mathbf{v}_2. Find c1c_1.