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= Solution

Direct <matrix multiplication> gives
$$
A^2=\begin{pmatrix}9&8\\16&17\end{pmatrix},\qquad
4A+5I=\begin{pmatrix}9&8\\16&17\end{pmatrix}.
$$
Subtracting verifies $\boxed{A^2-4A-5I=0}$. This is also the <Cayley-Hamilton theorem> for the <characteristic polynomial> $\lambda^2-4\lambda-5$.

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