I have to calculate the eigenvalues and eigenvectors of the following matrix:
$$
A=\begin{pmatrix}
1&1&1&1\\
1&1&1&1\\
1&1&1&1\\
1&1&1&1\\
\end{pmatrix}.
$$
So I want to find $\lambda$ for which $\det(A-\lambda I)=0$. I reduced the problem to:
$$
\begin{vmatrix}
1-\lambda&1&1&1\\
\lambda&-\lambda&0&0\\
\lambda&0&-\lambda&0\\
\lambda&0&0&-\lambda
\end{vmatrix}.
$$
Should I stop here and write out the characteristic polynomial, or is there any other simplification possible? At first I thought it would be alright to start writing out the polynomial from here, but it's getting quite big