Calculating exp[iMθ] for a Matrix M

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Homework Statement



Given matrix M=
0 1
1 0

Find exp[iMθ] where θ is a constant.

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Should I proceed in the following way?

cos Mθ+i sin Mθ=expansion of exp[iMθ]

Then to collect real and imaginary parts from the expansion?
 
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That sounds like a good idea.