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Homework Statement
Let ##A## be an ##n \times n## matrix. Show that if ##A^2## is the zero matrix, then the only eigenvalue of ##A## is 0.
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The Attempt at a Solution
All eigenvalues and eigenvectors must satisfy the equation ##A\vec{v} = \lambda \vec{v}##. Multiplying both sides by ##A##, we have that ##A \vec{v} = \vec{0}##. In this the correct direction? I am not sure where to go from here...