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  1. PROJECT 4.
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  3.    Take symmetric matrices of various dimensions, and raise them to various powers (perhaps even including the  -1  power, i.e. the inverse).  Do the powers appear to have any special form?
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  5.    Make a conjecture about powers of a symmetric matrix.
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  7.    Try to prove your conjecture.
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