Let A be a diagonalizable n x n matrix. Prove that if B is any matrix that is similar to A, then B is diagonalizable

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If A is diagonalizable, then there exists a matrix P such that
D = P-1 A P
where D is a diagonal matrix.

If A and B are similar, then there exists a matrix Q such that:
A = Q-1 B Q

We can obtain diagonal matrix D by a second transformation such that:
D = Q-1 P-1 B P Q

QED
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