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Linear AlgebraHardEigenvalues

Eigenvalues · Hard problem

A 3×33\times3 matrix AA has characteristic polynomial det⁡(λI−A)=λ3−6λ2+11λ−6\det(\lambda I - A) = \lambda^3 - 6\lambda^2 + 11\lambda - 6. A control engineer calls any eigenvalue above the damping threshold 1.51.5 an "unstable mode" and needs the product of the growth rates of all such modes to size a compensator. Find that product.