Ononot — Given that the characteristic polynomial of a 2 \times 2 mat

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Given that the characteristic polynomial of a $2 \times 2$ matrix $A$ is $p(\lambda) = \lambda^2 - 4\lambda + 3$ , what is $\text{tr}(A^2)$ ?