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Diagonalization & Matrix Powers · Hard problem

Let A=(15−714−6)A = \begin{pmatrix}15 & -7\\14 & -6\end{pmatrix}. There is exactly one real 2×22\times 2 matrix BB with B3=AB^3 = A. Diagonalize AA to find the entry in row 1, column 1 of BB.