Linear independence of Eigenvectors - repeated eigenvalue

Question

Suppose an n$\times$n matrix has n-1 distinct eigenvalues, $\{\lambda_1,\lambda_2,..,\lambda_{n-1}\}$. The eigenvalue $\lambda_{n-1}$ has algebraic multiplicity 2 and geometric multiplicity 1.The corresponding eigenvector set is $\{v_1,v_2,..,v_n\}$, where $v_{n-1}$ and $v_n$ are associated with eigenvalue $\lambda_{n-1}$ and $(A-\lambda_{n-1}I)v_{n-1}=0$ and $(A-\lambda_{n-1}I)^2v_{n}=0$. Show that the eigenvector set is linearly independent.