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Past exam of the mathematics course of the University of Cambridge 2015 ia Paper 1 8A d Solution by
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For a unitary matrix, , so both defining products for a normal matrix are . The matrix is invertible, hence no eigenvalue is zero. If , then , while part (a)(iii) gives . Therefore , andThus all eigenvalues have unit modulus.
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