Is this a family of similar matrices $\left(\begin{smallmatrix} 0&x\\ 0&0 \end{smallmatrix}\right)$?

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Is matrix $A = \begin{pmatrix} 0&1\\ 0&0 \end{pmatrix}$ similar to matrix $B=\begin{pmatrix} 0&2\\ 0&0 \end{pmatrix}$? If so, how do I prove this?

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Do similar matrices have equal singular values?

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If they are similar then

$\begin{pmatrix} a&b\\ c&d \end{pmatrix} \begin{pmatrix} 0&1\\ 0&0 \end{pmatrix}= \begin{pmatrix} 0&2\\ 0&0 \end{pmatrix} \begin{pmatrix} a&b\\ c&d \end{pmatrix} $

for some invertible matrix $P=\begin{pmatrix} a&b\\ c&d \end{pmatrix}$.

Try to calculate such matrix $P$ from the above condition.