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Eigenvalues · Superchallenge problem

Let A=(1221)A = \begin{pmatrix}1 & 2\\2 & 1\end{pmatrix}, B=(0110)B = \begin{pmatrix}0 & 1\\1 & 0\end{pmatrix}, and let MM be the 6×66\times 6 block matrix M=(ABBBABBBA)M = \begin{pmatrix}A & B & B\\B & A & B\\B & B & A\end{pmatrix}. Find det⁡(M+I)\det(M + I).