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Eigenvalues · Medium problem

A linear map on R3\mathbb R^3 has eigenvalues 33, −2-2, and an unknown real number rr, and scales every volume by a factor of 1818 while reversing orientation, i.e. det⁡A=−18\det A = -18. Find tr⁡(A2)\operatorname{tr}(A^2).