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Consider the matrix A=(1201)A = \begin{pmatrix} 1 & 2 \\ 0 & 1 \end{pmatrix}. Its characteristic polynomial is (λ1)2=0(\lambda - 1)^2 = 0, so λ=1\lambda = 1 has algebraic multiplicity 2. What is the geometric multiplicity of λ=1\lambda = 1 (dimension of the eigenspace)?