Prove matrix power formula

A question is this type if and only if it asks to prove by induction that Aⁿ equals a given matrix expression involving n.

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4.01a Mathematical induction: construct proofs
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SPS SPS FM Pure 2023 June Q7
6 marks Challenging +1.2
Prove that for all \(n \in \mathbb{N}\) $$\begin{pmatrix} 3 & 4i \\ i & -1 \end{pmatrix}^n = \begin{pmatrix} 2n+1 & 4ni \\ ni & 1-2n \end{pmatrix}$$ [6]
Pre-U Pre-U 9795/1 2015 June Q3
6 marks Challenging +1.2
\(\mathbf{M}\) is the matrix \(\begin{pmatrix} 1 & -2 & 2 \\ 2 & -1 & 2 \\ 2 & -2 & 3 \end{pmatrix}\). Use induction to prove that, for all positive integers \(n\), $$\mathbf{M}^n \begin{pmatrix} 1 \\ 0 \\ 1 \end{pmatrix} = \begin{pmatrix} 2n + 1 \\ 2n^2 + 2n \\ 2n^2 + 2n + 1 \end{pmatrix}.$$ [6]