IMC 2023 · Problem 2

Day 130th IMC · Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria

Statement

Let AA, BB and CC be n×nn \times n matrices with complex entries satisfying

A2=B2=C2andB3=ABC+2I.A^2 = B^2 = C^2 \quad \text{and} \quad B^3 = ABC + 2I.

Prove that A6=IA^6 = I.

Official solution

Hidden so you can work on the problem first.

Proposed by Mike Daas, Universiteit Leiden.