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Q54Section C (Section C)54 of 60

Matrix polynomials through eigenvalues

Let PP be a 3×33\times 3 matrix having characteristic roots λ1=−23\lambda_{1}=-\dfrac{2}{3}, λ2=0\lambda_{2}=0 and λ3=1\lambda_{3}=1. Define Q=3P3−P2−P+I3Q=3P^{3}-P^{2}-P+I_{3} and R=3P3−2PR=3P^{3}-2P. If α=det⁡(Q)\alpha=\det(Q) and β=trace⁡(R)\beta=\operatorname{trace}(R), then α+β\alpha+\beta equals __________ (round off to two decimal places)

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