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Let V be a finite dimensional vector space and T ∈ L(V : V ), such...

Let V be a finite dimensional vector space and T ∈ L(V : V ), such that, T3 = 0. a) Show that the spectrum of T is σ(T) = {0}. b) Show that T cannot be diagonalized (unless we are in the trivial case T = O).

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