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PutnamSuperchallengeIntegrals I: Feynman's Trick

Integrals I: Feynman's Trick · Superchallenge problem

A 4×44\times4 real matrix PP satisfies P2=PP^2 = P and tr⁡P=3\operatorname{tr}P = 3. Compute det⁡(P+I)\det(P + I).