 Solution (source code)

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= Solution

Since $\lambda I$ commutes with $J_d$, the <binomial theorem for commuting matrices> and part (i) give
$$
\boxed{(\lambda I+J_d)^n
=\sum_{k=0}^{\min(n,d-1)}
\binom nk\lambda^{\,n-k}J_d^k}.
$$
Equivalently, its $k$th superdiagonal is constant with value $\binom nk\lambda^{n-k}$ for $0\leq k<d$, with the convention that this value is zero when $k>n$.

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