<exercise checkit-seed="0007" checkit-slug="G3" checkit-title="Eigenvalues">
<statement>
<p>Explain how to find the eigenvalues of the matrix <m> \left[\begin{array}{cc}
10 & 2 \\
-27 & -5
\end{array}\right] </m>.</p>
</statement>
<answer>
<p>The characteristic polynomial of <m> \left[\begin{array}{cc}
10 & 2 \\
-27 & -5
\end{array}\right] </m> is <m> \lambda^{2} - 5 \lambda + 4 </m>.</p>
<p>The eigenvalues of <m> \left[\begin{array}{cc}
10 & 2 \\
-27 & -5
\end{array}\right] </m> are <m> 4 </m> and <m> 1 </m>.</p>
</answer>
</exercise>