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CharacteristicPolynomial

Usage

CharacteristicPolynomial[m, x] gives the characteristic polynomial for the matrix m.


Notes

m must be a square matrix.
• It can contain numeric or symbolic entries.
CharacteristicPolyonomial[m, x] is essentially equivalent to Det[m - id x] where id is the identity matrix of appropriate size.
• See also: Eigenvalues, Det.
• New in Version 5.


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