Show that if $f$ is cyclic, then $(\mathrm{Id}, f, f^2, \ldots, f^{n-1})$ is free in $\mathcal{L}(E)$ and the minimal polynomial of $f$ has degree $n$.
Show that if $f$ is cyclic, then $(\mathrm{Id}, f, f^2, \ldots, f^{n-1})$ is free in $\mathcal{L}(E)$ and the minimal polynomial of $f$ has degree $n$.