Kunze Linear Algebra · Problem 4.4.4

Polynomials

Mathematics — Methods · monic-generator-annihilator-ideal

Problem

Let FF be a subfield of the complex numbers, and let A=[1−203].A = \begin{bmatrix} 1 & -2 \\ 0 & 3 \end{bmatrix}. Find the monic generator of the ideal of all polynomials ff in F[x]F[x] such that f(A)=0f(A) = 0.

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