MATH319 Slides

60 Conclusion of realization

and so until the cofactor of the entry s+αn-1 in place (n,n) is

det⁡[s-1…00s-1⋱⋮⋱⋱⋱…⋮0s]=sn-1

So

C⁢adj⁢(s⁢I-A)⁢B=[γ0γ1…γn-1]⁢[1s⋮sn-2sn-1]
=γ0+γ1⁢s+…+γn-1⁢sn-1.