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    Graduate Can Non-Diagonalizable Matrices Have Square Roots?

    Thanks HallsofIvy! That's exactly what I was looking for. It means a lot!
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    Graduate Can Non-Diagonalizable Matrices Have Square Roots?

    Hey all, I've run into a snag with research and it is partly related to taking the square root of a matrix. I've seen related stuff concerning matrices that can be diagonalized, however the 2x2 matrix in question is not diagonalizable. Can the square root of such a matrix be determined? If...