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Putnam 1991 A2

  • Session A

Let A{\mathbf{A}} and B{\mathbf{B}} be different n×nn \times n matrices with real entries. If A3=B3{\mathbf{A}}^3 = {\mathbf{B}}^3 and A2B=B2A{\mathbf{A}}^2 {\mathbf{B}} = {\mathbf{B}}^2 {\mathbf{A}}, can A2+B2{\mathbf{A}}^2 + {\mathbf{B}}^2 be invertible?

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