Why this matrix is not diagonalizable?

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Let be $A$ a $n\times n$ matrix such that, rank($A)=n-1$ and rank($A^2)=n-2$. ¿Why a matrix like that is not diagonalizable?

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Assuming $A$ is diagonalizable, it's not restrictive to assume that $A$ is diagonal. How many diagonal entries are equal to $0$?

What about $A^2$?