Numerical Analysis

Eigenvalues and Eigenvectors

Numerical methods for computing eigenvalues and eigenvectors of matrices.

Power Method

Iterative method for finding the dominant eigenvalue and corresponding eigenvector.

Interactive Demonstration

Matrix A (3x3)

Initial Vector v(0)

Max Iterations

Practice Problems

Use the power method to find the dominant eigenvalue of each matrix.

Problem 1

Matrix A:

[4, 1]
[2, 3]

Initial v(0):

[1, 1]

Problem 2

Matrix A:

[3, -1]
[1, 1]

Initial v(0):

[1, 0]

Problem 3

Matrix A:

[5, 2]
[1, 4]

Initial v(0):

[1, 1]