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Q57Section ST (Statistics (Q11–Q65))57 of 65

Trace of matrix powers

Let P=(21 12)P = \begin{pmatrix} 2 & 1 \ 1 & 2 \end{pmatrix} and Q=(11 −24)Q = \begin{pmatrix} 1 & 1 \ -2 & 4 \end{pmatrix}. Then the value of trace⁡(P5+Q4)\operatorname{trace}(P^5 + Q^4) equals __________ (answer in integer).

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