grandes-ecoles 2019 Q36

grandes-ecoles · France · centrale-maths1__mp Matrices Projection and Orthogonality
In this part, we assume that $\mathbb{K} = \mathbb{R}$ and that $E$ is a Euclidean space. The inner product of two vectors $x, y$ of $E$ is denoted $(x \mid y)$. We say that an endomorphism $f$ of $E$ is orthocyclic if there exists an orthonormal basis of $E$ in which the matrix of $f$ is of the form $C_Q$ (companion matrix).
Let $f$ be a nilpotent endomorphism of $E$. Show that there exists an orthonormal basis of $E$ in which the matrix of $f$ is lower triangular.
In this part, we assume that $\mathbb{K} = \mathbb{R}$ and that $E$ is a Euclidean space. The inner product of two vectors $x, y$ of $E$ is denoted $(x \mid y)$. We say that an endomorphism $f$ of $E$ is orthocyclic if there exists an orthonormal basis of $E$ in which the matrix of $f$ is of the form $C_Q$ (companion matrix).

Let $f$ be a nilpotent endomorphism of $E$. Show that there exists an orthonormal basis of $E$ in which the matrix of $f$ is lower triangular.