If A=[(ab,b^2),(-a^2,-ab)] then matrix A...

If `A=[(ab,b^2),(-a^2,-ab)]` then matrix A is (A) scalar (B) involuntary (C) idemponent (D) nilpotent

A

idempotent

B

orthgonal

C

nilpotent

D

none of these

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C

`A^2=O rArr A` is nilpotent

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