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> The matrix $A = \begin{bmatrix}9&-1\\1&7\end{bmatrix}$ has one eigenvalue of multiplicity 2. Find this eigenvalue and the dimension of the eigenspace.
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So I found the eigenvalue by doing $A - \lambda I$ to get:

$\lambda = 8$

But how exactly do I find the *dimension* of the eigenspace?