In this video, we learn what is means for a matrix to be "diagonalizable," and learn some properties of diagonalizable matrices. We also learn how to determine whether a given matrix is diagonalizable. The process for finding a diagonalization of a given matrix is in the next lecture.
Textbook: https://webspace.ship.edu/jehamb/ela/
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