Specific decomposition of quadratic 2x2 matrix

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Consider the matrix $A = \begin{pmatrix} 1 & 1 \\ -1 & 3 \end{pmatrix}$. Prove that there is only one decomposition A = B + C with $B,C \in \mathbb{R}^{2x2}$ that fulfill the following criteria and determine those matrices B and C:

(i) $B$ is diagonalizable,

(ii) C is nilpotent,

(iii) BC = CB,