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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
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There are
0​
(1)
such conjugacy classes. Every matrix in GL10​(Q) is an invertible matrix, so by the minimal polynomial of an invertible matrix its minimal polynomial must have nonzero constant term. But
X7−4X3=X3(X4−4)
(2)
has constant term zero and cannot be the minimal polynomial of an invertible matrix.
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