diff --git a/doc/snippets/MatrixBase_eigenvalues.cpp b/doc/snippets/MatrixBase_eigenvalues.cpp
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+MatrixXd ones = MatrixXd::Ones(3,3);
+VectorXcd eivals = ones.eigenvalues();
+cout << "The eigenvalues of the 3x3 matrix of ones are:" << endl << eivals << endl;