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Diagonalization & Matrix Powers · Superchallenge problem

A real 3×33\times 3 matrix AA satisfies tr⁡A=5\operatorname{tr}A = 5, tr⁡(A2)=21\operatorname{tr}(A^2) = 21 and tr⁡(A3)=71\operatorname{tr}(A^3) = 71, and AA is invertible. Find tr⁡(A−1)\operatorname{tr}(A^{-1}).