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= Solution

The same Jordan calculation gives convergence of $\sum A^k$ exactly for $\rho(A)<1$. Finite sums satisfy $(I-A)\sum_{k=0}^mA^k=I-A^{m+1}$; taking <limits> gives $(I-A)^{-1}$. Conversely convergence forces $A^k\to0$, so part (a) applies.

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