Past exam of the mathematics course of the University of Cambridge 2019 ib Paper 4 11G c Solution Created 2026-09-24 Updated 2026-09-29
There aresuch conjugacy classes. Every matrix in is an invertible matrix, so by the minimal polynomial of an invertible matrix its minimal polynomial must have nonzero constant term. Buthas constant term zero and cannot be the minimal polynomial of an invertible matrix.