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Algebraic closure supplies the eigenvalue

Let be the complex vector space of 5 × 5 matrices with entries in . Let V be a non-zero subspace of such that every non-zero A ∈ V is invertible. Which among the following are possible values for the dimension of V?

  1. A.1✓
  2. B.2
  3. C.3
  4. D.5

You have the answer. Trap Analysis is why the other three were written.

Not a worked solution repeated four times — the specific reasoning error each wrong option was built to reward.

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