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A Gallery of Groups · Medium problem

Let M=(0−110)∈GL(2,R)M=\begin{pmatrix}0&-1\\1&0\end{pmatrix}\in GL(2,\mathbb R) (rotation by 90°90°). What is the order of MM — the smallest positive integer kk with Mk=IM^k=I?