假设Aa=λaAa = \lambda a,则A−1a=1λaA^{-1}a = \frac{1}{\lambda}a

∵A−1=1∣A∣A∗A^{-1} = \frac{1}{\left|A\right|}A^*

∴A−1a=1∣A∣A∗a=1λaA^{-1}a =\frac{1}{\left|A\right|}A^*a = \frac{1}{\lambda}a

∴A∗a=∣A∣λaA^*a = \frac{\left|A\right|}{\lambda}a

假设A∗a=λ∗aA^*a = \lambda^* a

则λ∗=∣A∣λ\lambda^* = \frac{\left|A\right|}{\lambda}