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Diagonalization & Matrix Powers · Easy problem

A 2×22\times 2 matrix AA satisfies A(1−2)=−(1−2)A\begin{pmatrix}1\\-2\end{pmatrix} = -\begin{pmatrix}1\\-2\end{pmatrix} and A(11)=3(11)A\begin{pmatrix}1\\1\end{pmatrix} = 3\begin{pmatrix}1\\1\end{pmatrix}. Find the first entry of A4(2−1)A^4\begin{pmatrix}2\\-1\end{pmatrix}.