Let S, T be commuting F-linear endomorphisms of a (nonzero) finite dimensional vector space over an algebraically closed field F. Show that S and T have a common non-zero eigenvector.

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 Let S, T be commuting F-linear endomorphisms of a (nonzero) finite dimensional vector space over an algebraically closed field F. Show that S and T have a common non-zero eigenvector.

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