Find nondiagonalizable matrix A

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Find nondiagonalizable matrix A such that matrix $A^2-6A$ is diagonizible.

Simpliest nondiagonizable matrix is a Jordan block 2 by 2 $\begin{pmatrix} a & 1\\ 0 & a \end{pmatrix}$.

$\begin{pmatrix} a & 1\\ 0 & a \end{pmatrix} \cdot \begin{pmatrix} a & 1\\ 0 & a \end{pmatrix} -6\cdot\begin{pmatrix} a & 1\\ 0 & a \end{pmatrix}=\begin{pmatrix} a^2-6a & 2a-6\\ 0 & a^2-6a \end{pmatrix}$ is also nondiagonizable.

Is it possible to find such a matrix?