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Let $m_T$ be the minimal polynomial. If $Tv=\lambda v$ with $v\ne 0$, then $0=m_T(T)v=m_T(\lambda )v$, so $m_T(\lambda )=0$. Conversely, if $m_T(\lambda )=0$, write $m_T(X)=(X-\lambda )q(X)$. If $T-\lambda I$ were invertible, the identity $(T-\lambda I)q(T)=0$ would imply $q(T)=0$, contradicting minimality of the degree. Thus $T-\lambda I$ has a nonzero kernel of a linear map, and $\lambda$ is an eigenvalue. This proves the eigenvalue criterion using the minimal polynomial for roots in the field under consideration.

For the given matrix, direct expansion givesPut $N=A+I$. Direct multiplication givesBy the Cayley-Hamilton theorem, $m_T$ divides $(X+1{)}^3$; the nonzero square rules out every smaller power. Therefore $\boxed{m_T(X)=(X+1{)}^3}$. Its sole eigenvalue is $-1$, but the size of the nilpotent part makes the minimum polynomial cubic rather than linear.