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Linear Transformations · Challenge problem

Let T(x,y)=(3x+y, x+3y)T(x,y) = (3x + y,\ x + 3y). Find the first coordinate of T5(1,0)T^5(1,0), that is, of TT applied five times to (1,0)(1,0).