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Eigenvalues · Challenge problem

Let A=(5313)A = \begin{pmatrix}5 & 3\\1 & 3\end{pmatrix} and let MM be the 4×44\times 4 block matrix M=(0AII)M = \begin{pmatrix}0 & A\\I & I\end{pmatrix}, where 00 and II are the 2×22\times 2 zero and identity matrices. Find the largest eigenvalue of MM.