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Eigenvalues · Superchallenge problem

A real 2×22\times 2 matrix A=(abcd)A = \begin{pmatrix}a & b\\c & d\end{pmatrix} has eigenvalues 11 and 33, and the symmetric matrix A+ATA + A^{T} has eigenvalues 00 and 88. Find ∣b−c∣|b - c|.