The characteristic equation is λ²−12λ+32=(λ−4)(λ−8)=0, so A has eigenvalues four and eight. Inverting a nonsingular matrix reciprocates its eigenvalues, giving one quarter and one eighth, or .25,.125. Thus B.
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