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We need to address two tasks based on the matrix \( A \):

1. **Find the eigenvalues of the matrix \( A \)**.
2. **Verify the Cayley-Hamilton theorem**.
3. **Find the inverse of matrix \( A \), denoted as \( A^{-1} \)**.

### Matrix \( A \) is:
\[
A = \begin{pmatrix}
4 & 3 & 1 \\
2 & 1 & -2 \\
1 & 2 & 1
\end{pmatrix}
\]

### 1. **Eigenvalues of the Matrix**

Eigenvalues are found by solving the characteristic equation:
\[
\det(A - \lambda I) = 0
\]
Where:
- \( \lambda \) is the eigenvalue,
- \( I \) is the identity matrix of the same size as \( A \),
- \( \det \) represents the determinant.

This would involve computing the determinant of the matrix \( A - \lambda I \), where \( A - \lambda I \) is:

\[
A - \lambda I = \begin{pmatrix}
4 - \lambda & 3 & 1 \\
2 & 1 - \lambda & -2 \\
1 & 2 & 1 - \lambda
\end{pmatrix}
\]

To find the determinant, I will calculate this in a stepwise fashion, solving for the characteristic polynomial. 

### 2. **Cayley-Hamilton Theorem**

This theorem states that every square matrix satisfies its own characteristic equation. Once we find the characteristic polynomial from the previous step, we can check that the matrix \( A \) satisfies the polynomial by substituting the matrix into the equation.

### 3. **Finding the Inverse \( A^{-1} \)**

For a \( 3 \times 3 \) matrix, the inverse can be found using the formula:
\[
A^{-1} = \frac{1}{\det(A)} \text{adj}(A)
\]
Where \( \text{adj}(A) \) is the adjugate matrix and \( \det(A) \) is the determinant of \( A \). After computing the determinant, the inverse can be computed.

I'll now work through these calculations.

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Find the eigenvalues of the matrix and satisfy the Cayley-Hamilton theorem. Also, find A^{-1} if A = [[4, 3, 1], [2, 1, -2], [1, 2, 1]]

Solve for the eigenvalues of matrix A = [[4, 3, 1], [2, 1, -2], [1, 2, 1]], apply the Cayley-Hamilton theorem, and find the inverse A^{-1}. Includes detailed steps on solving the characteristic equation, verifying the theorem, and computing the inverse matrix.

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