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Diagonalization & Matrix Powers · Superchallenge problem

Let K=(2−10−12−10−12)K = \begin{pmatrix}2 & -1 & 0\\-1 & 2 & -1\\0 & -1 & 2\end{pmatrix} and let x(t)\mathbf{x}(t) solve x′=−Kx\mathbf{x}' = -K\mathbf{x} with x(0)=(1,0,0)\mathbf{x}(0) = (1, 0, 0). Evaluate ∫0∞∥x(t)∥2 dt\displaystyle\int_0^\infty \lVert\mathbf{x}(t)\rVert^2\,dt.