grandes-ecoles 2013 QII.B.3

grandes-ecoles · France · centrale-maths2__psi Matrices Matrix Norm, Convergence, and Inequality
Let $B \in M_3(\mathbb{R})$ be antisymmetric. Assume that $$B = P \begin{pmatrix} 0 & 0 & 0 \\ 0 & 0 & -\beta \\ 0 & \beta & 0 \end{pmatrix} P^{-1}$$ for some $P \in O_3(\mathbb{R})$ and $\beta \in \mathbb{R}$.
Show that $|\beta| = \frac{\|B\|_2}{\sqrt{2}}$.
Let $B \in M_3(\mathbb{R})$ be antisymmetric. Assume that
$$B = P \begin{pmatrix} 0 & 0 & 0 \\ 0 & 0 & -\beta \\ 0 & \beta & 0 \end{pmatrix} P^{-1}$$
for some $P \in O_3(\mathbb{R})$ and $\beta \in \mathbb{R}$.

Show that $|\beta| = \frac{\|B\|_2}{\sqrt{2}}$.