Show that if D = diag(A1, 12, ..., An), then the matrix VD = diag(/A1, Az, ..., VAn) is a square root of D.

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We call a matrix B a square root of A if B2 = A.

Show that if D = diag(A1, 12, ..., An), then the
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VD = diag(/A1, Az, ..., VAn)
is a square root of D.
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