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Past exam of the algebra course of the University of Oxford 2010 A 1 b ii Solution by
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The minimal polynomial factors over as with distinct roots. The diagonalizability criterion using the minimal polynomial therefore makes diagonalizable. Its characteristic polynomial gives multiplicities two, one and one, so its Jordan normal form isup to reordering the one-dimensional Jordan blocks.
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