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Matrices & Systems · Challenge problem

Let N=(010001000)N = \begin{pmatrix}0 & 1 & 0\\0 & 0 & 1\\0 & 0 & 0\end{pmatrix}. A 3×33\times 3 matrix AA commutes with NN (that is, AN=NAAN = NA), and the third column of AA is (532)\begin{pmatrix}5\\3\\2\end{pmatrix}. Find the sum of all nine entries of A−1A^{-1}.