(a) A $2 \times 2$ matrix $A$ satisfies $\tr(A^2)=5$ and $\tr(A)=3$.
Find $\det(A)$.
(b) A $2 \times 2$ matrix has two parallel columns and $\tr(A)=5$. Find $\tr(A^2)$.
(c) A $2\times 2$ matrix $A$ has $\det(A)=5$ and positive integer eigenvalues. What is the trace of $A$?
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Add to solve later Find the determinant of the following matrix
\[A=\begin{bmatrix}
6 & 2 & 2 & 2 &2 \\
2 & 6 & 2 & 2 & 2 \\
2 & 2 & 6 & 2 & 2 \\
2 & 2 & 2 & 6 & 2 \\
2 & 2 & 2 & 2 & 6
\end{bmatrix}.\]
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Add to solve later Find all the eigenvalues and eigenvectors of the matrix
\[A=\begin{bmatrix}
3 & 9 & 9 & 9 \\
9 &3 & 9 & 9 \\
9 & 9 & 3 & 9 \\
9 & 9 & 9 & 3
\end{bmatrix}.\]
(Harvard University, Linear Algebra Final Exam Problem)
Add to solve later Find $A^{10}$, where $A=\begin{bmatrix}
4 & 3 & 0 & 0 \\
3 &-4 & 0 & 0 \\
0 & 0 & 1 & 1 \\
0 & 0 & 1 & 1
\end{bmatrix}$.
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Add to solve later Find a basis for the subspace $W$ of all vectors in $\R^4$ which are perpendicular to the columns of the matrix
\[A=\begin{bmatrix}
11 & 12 & 13 & 14 \\
21 &22 & 23 & 24 \\
31 & 32 & 33 & 34 \\
41 & 42 & 43 & 44
\end{bmatrix}.\]
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