IMC 2021 · Problem 5

Day 228th IMC · Online

Statement

Let AA be a real n×nn \times n matrix and suppose that for every positive integer mm there exists a real symmetric matrix BB such that

2021B=Am+B2.2021B = A^m + B^2.

Prove that detA1|\det A| \le 1.

Official solution

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Proposed by Rafael Filipe dos Santos, Instituto Militar de Engenharia, Rio de Janeiro.