Prove that if (mathbf{A}_{2 times 2}) has a repeated eigenvalue (lambda), then (mathbf{A}) must be defective.

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Prove that if \(\mathbf{A}_{2 \times 2}\) has a repeated eigenvalue \(\lambda\), then \(\mathbf{A}\) must be defective.

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