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IMC 1995 Problem 5

    Let AA and BB be real n×nn\times n matrices. Assume there exist n+1n+1 different real numbers t1,t2,…,tn+1t_{1},t_{2},\dots,t_{n+1} such that the matrices Ci=A+tiB, i=1,2,…,n+1C_{i}=A+t_{i}B, \, i=1,2,\dots,n+1 are nilpotent. Show that both AA and BB are nilpotent.

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