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Determinants & Inverses · Hard problem

A 3×33\times3 matrix AA has columns c1,c2,c3\mathbf c_1, \mathbf c_2, \mathbf c_3 and det⁡A=4\det A = 4. Let BB be the matrix with columns c2+c3\mathbf c_2 + \mathbf c_3, c3+c1\mathbf c_3 + \mathbf c_1, c1+c2\mathbf c_1 + \mathbf c_2 (in that order). Find det⁡B\det B.