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Let A= [ … ] and P= [ … ], θgt0. If B= PAP^ T, C= P^ T B^10 P and the sum of the diagonal elements of C is m n, where gcd( m, n)=1, then m+ n is :

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Let A=[12−201]A=\left[\begin{array}{cc}\frac{1}{\sqrt{2}} & -2 \\ 0 & 1\end{array}\right]A=[2​1​0​−21​] and P=[cos⁡θ−sin⁡θsin⁡θcos⁡θ],θ>0P=\left[\begin{array}{cc}\cos \theta & -\sin \theta \\ \sin \theta & \cos \theta\end{array}\right], \theta\gt0P=[cosθsinθ​−sinθcosθ​],θ>0. If B=PAPT,C=PTB10P\mathrm{B}=\mathrm{PAP}^{\mathrm{T}}, \mathrm{C}=\mathrm{P}^{\mathrm{T}} \mathrm{B}^{10} \mathrm{P}B=PAPT,C=PTB10P and the sum of the diagonal elements of CCC is mn\frac{\mathrm{m}}{\mathrm{n}}nm​, where gcd⁡(m,n)=1\operatorname{gcd}(\mathrm{m}, \mathrm{n})=1gcd(m,n)=1, then m+n\mathrm{m}+\mathrm{n}m+n is :

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