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Diagonalization & Matrix Powers · Hard problem

A 4×44\times 4 matrix AA has characteristic polynomial (λ−2)2(λ−3)2(\lambda - 2)^2(\lambda - 3)^2, with rank⁡(A−2I)=2\operatorname{rank}(A - 2I) = 2 and rank⁡(A−3I)=3\operatorname{rank}(A - 3I) = 3. What is the largest number of linearly independent eigenvectors of AA?