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Past exam of the mathematics course of the year 1 of the natural sciences course of the University of Cambridge 2005 Paper 2 3 b i Solution by
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Since , its even powers are and its odd powers are . Splitting the matrix exponential into these two absolutely convergent subseries gives the matrix exponential for a scalar square:At , the coefficient has limiting value one and , so . The result is a planar rotation through angle .
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