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Eigenvalues · Medium problem

A 2×22\times2 matrix AA is a control system's feedback-loop matrix, with tr⁡A=−1\operatorname{tr}A = -1 and det⁡A=−6\det A = -6 (read off the loop's characteristic equation). The inverse A−1A^{-1} governs the same loop run backward in time. Find tr⁡(A−1)\operatorname{tr}(A^{-1}).