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Diagonalization & Matrix Powers · Medium problem

Let A=PDP−1A = PDP^{-1} with P=(1112)P = \begin{pmatrix}1 & 1\\1 & 2\end{pmatrix} and D=(10012)D = \begin{pmatrix}1 & 0\\0 & \tfrac12\end{pmatrix}. As n→∞n \to \infty, AnA^n approaches a limit matrix LL. Find the entry in row 1, column 1 of LL.