Show that the given matrix is​ nilpotent, and then use this fact to find the matrix exponential eAt. A= −9 9 −1 −9 9 1 0 0 0

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Show that the given matrix is​ nilpotent, and then use this fact to find the matrix exponential
eAt.
 
A=
  −9 9 −1  
−9 9 1
0 0 0
 
 
 
A nilpotent matrix is a matrix A such that
 
Upper A Superscript nAn
left parenthesis AA Superscript Upper T Baseline right parenthesis Superscript nAATn
left parenthesis Upper A plus Upper I right parenthesis Superscript n(A+I)n
left parenthesis Upper A minus Upper I right parenthesis Superscript n(A−I)n
equals
 
the identity matrix
itself
its own transpose
the zero matrix
for some positive integer n. The smallest such n for which this holds for the given matrix is
n=enter your response here​,
for which the resulting matrix is
enter your response here.
​(Use integers or fractions for any numbers in the​ expressions.)
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