The y,z block is a30° rotation. Its complex eigenvalues are√3/2±i/2, while the x-axis eigenvalue is1. These three distinct eigenvalues give a complex eigenbasis, so C. None is−1, the only real eigenvalue is1, and squaring the rotation gives60°, not identity.
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