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Let $A$ and $B$ be $n×n$ complex matrices.

If $A$ is a nilpotent matrix, and $A$ commute with $AB−BA$, show that $AB$ is nilpotent.

Equivalently, the question can be expressed as following description.

Let $A$ and $B$ be $n×n$ complex matrices.

Define the linear transformation $T$ as $T(B)=AB-BA$.

If $A$ is a nilpotent matrix, and $T^2(B)=0$ , show that $AB$ is nilpotent.

I've known that $AB-BA$ is nilpotent.

Furtherly, if $A^m=0$ , by considering $T^n(B)=\sum_{i=0}^n(-1)^iA^{n-i}BA^i$ , I found that $A^kBA^l=0$ when $k+l\geqslant m$.

But I don't know how to continue, thanks for any help.

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