IMC 1997 · Problem 3

Day 14th IMC · Plovdiv, Bulgaria

Statement

Let AA and BB be real n×nn \times n matrices such that A2+B2=ABA^2 + B^2 = AB. Prove that if BAABBA - AB is an invertible matrix then nn is divisible by 33.

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