Past exam of the mathematics course of the University of Cambridge / 2021 / ia / Paper 1 / 6A / a / Solution

Using the convention of the question, the characteristic polynomial and characteristic equation areForone hasDirect multiplication givesentry by entry. Thus ${\chi }_A(A)=0$, verifying the Cayley-Hamilton theorem for $2\times 2$ matrices.

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