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Diagonalization & Matrix Powers · Challenge problem

Let A=(2112)A = \begin{pmatrix}2 & 1\\1 & 2\end{pmatrix}. There is exactly one real 2×22\times 2 matrix XX with both eigenvalues positive such that X2+X=AX^2 + X = A. Find the entry in row 1, column 2 of XX.