Square Root of an Upper Triangular Matrix. How Many Square Roots Exist?
Problem 133
Find a square root of the matrix
\[A=\begin{bmatrix}
1 & 3 & -3 \\
0 &4 &5 \\
0 & 0 & 9
\end{bmatrix}.\]
How many square roots does this matrix have?
(University of California, Berkeley Qualifying Exam)
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