I would like to find all the matrices that commute with the following matrix
$$A = \begin{pmatrix}2&0&0\\ \:0&2&0\\ \:0&0&3\end{pmatrix}$$
I set $AX = XA$, but still can't find the solutions from the equations.
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I would like to find all the matrices that commute with the following matrix
$$A = \begin{pmatrix}2&0&0\\ \:0&2&0\\ \:0&0&3\end{pmatrix}$$
I set $AX = XA$, but still can't find the solutions from the equations.
Best Answer
$AX$ doubles the first two rows of $X$, and triples the third row.
$XA$ doubles the first two columns of $X$, and triples the third column. These two must agree.
This gives us a matrix $$X=\left(\begin{matrix}*& * & 0\\*&*&0\\0&0&*\end{matrix}\right)$$
Where $*$ can be anything.