 Real parameter avoiding a singular matrix pencil (source code)

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= Real parameter avoiding a singular matrix pencil

For real matrices $A,B$, $p(t)=\det(A+tB)$ is a real polynomial. If $p(i)\ne0$, it is not the zero polynomial, so some real $\lambda$ satisfies $p(\lambda)\ne0$.

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