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Matrices & Systems · Hard problem

Let A=(1201)A = \begin{pmatrix}1 & 2\\0 & 1\end{pmatrix} and B=(1031)B = \begin{pmatrix}1 & 0\\3 & 1\end{pmatrix}. Because matrix multiplication is not commutative, (A+B)2(A + B)^2 need not equal A2+2AB+B2A^2 + 2AB + B^2. Find the entry in row 1, column 1 of (A+B)2−A2−2AB−B2(A + B)^2 - A^2 - 2AB - B^2.