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Systems of Differential Equations · Superchallenge problem

Let Φ(t)\Phi(t) be the 2×22\times2 matrix solution of Φ′=A(t)Φ\Phi'=A(t)\Phi, where A(t)=(sin⁡ttetcos⁡t)A(t)=\begin{pmatrix}\sin t&t\\e^{t}&\cos t\end{pmatrix}, with Φ(0)=(1234)\Phi(0)=\begin{pmatrix}1&2\\3&4\end{pmatrix}. Find det⁡Φ(π)\det\Phi(\pi).