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A matrix whose square is the identity is described as

  • A.singular
  • B.involutory
  • C.idempotent
  • D.nilpotent

Answer: B

Such a matrix is its own inverse, which makes reflections the familiar example. Its eigenvalues must satisfy the same relation and so can only be plus or minus one, and its determinant is therefore also plus or minus one.

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