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Invertibility forced by a polynomial product identity (AB=p(A), p(0)=0⇒A−1=(B−q(A))/p(0))

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Let A,B be finite square matrices over a field and write p(t)=c+tq(t) with c=0. If AB=p(A), then A(B−q(A))=cI. Taking determinants proves A is an invertible matrix, and rearrangement gives B=q(A)+cA−1. Thus B commutes with A. If Av=λv, then λ=0 and Bv=(p(λ)/λ)v, proving an explicit eigenvalue transfer. The argument avoids assuming commutation before proving it; it depends on square finite-dimensional matrices, where a right inverse is two-sided.

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