Can the following linear system be solved in quadratic time?

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Consider an arbitrary matrix ${\bf M} \in \mathbb{R}^{n \times n}$ such that $\|{\bf M}\| < 1$, and let ${\bf I}$ be the $n \times n$ identity matrix. I have access to any matrix factorization of ${\bf I} - {\bf M}$ (notice that ${\bf I} - \alpha {\bf M}$ is invertible for $|\alpha|\leq 1$), and I want to compute $\left({{\bf I} - \alpha {\bf M}}\right)^{-1}{\bf x}$ for some ${\bf x} \in \mathbb{R}^n$ and scalar $0 < \alpha < 1$. Is it possible to use the available factorization of ${\bf I} - {\bf M}$ to compute $\left({{\bf I} - \alpha {\bf M}}\right)^{-1}{\bf x}$ in quadratic time complexity?

Thanks in advance.

EDIT: An exact solution is welcome, but I'm also interested in approximate solutions. The main concern is that the solution, whether exact or approximate, should be computable in quadratic time complexity.

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You can compute the inverse (and hence the action on a vector) in quadratic time starting with the LU decomposition.