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Q27Section B (Part B)27 of 120

Characteristic polynomial from trace data

Which of the following polynomials is the characteristic polynomial of a real 2×22\times2 matrix AA such that trace⁡(A)=7\operatorname{trace}(A)=7 and trace⁡(A2)=29\operatorname{trace}(A^2)=29?

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