Let be a natural number $ n\ge 2 $ and two $ n\times n $ complex matrices $ A,B $ that satisfy $ (AB)^3=O_n. $ Does this imply that $ (BA)^3=O_n ? $
Source: Romanian National Olympiad 2017, grade xi, p. 3
Tags: linear algebra, matrix
Let be a natural number $ n\ge 2 $ and two $ n\times n $ complex matrices $ A,B $ that satisfy $ (AB)^3=O_n. $ Does this imply that $ (BA)^3=O_n ? $