Companion Matrix of first degree monomial $x$

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What is the Companion matrix of $x$? Is it $[0]$ or $[1]$?

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Using the definition that the characteristic polynomial of the companion matrix is equal to the original polynomial, you have $C(p) = [0]$ if $p(x)=x$.