證明:設n階方陣A滿足A^2=A,證明A的特徵值為1或0

證明:設n階方陣A滿足A^2=A,證明A的特徵值為1或0


設a為矩陣A的特徵值,X為對應的非零特徵向量.
則有AX = aX.
aX = AX = A^2X = A(AX)= A(aX)= aAX = a(aX)= a^2X,
(a^2 - a)X = 0,
因X為非零向量,所以.
0 = a^2 - a = a(a-1),
a = 0或1.