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Romania District Olympiad 2008 - Grade XI

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April 10, 2011
linear algebralinear algebra unsolved

Problem Statement

If AM2(R)A\in \mathcal{M}_2(\mathbb{R}), prove that:
det(A2+A+I2)34(1detA)2\det(A^2+A+I_2)\ge \frac{3}{4}(1-\det A)^2