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Linear Transformations · Hard problem

Let P1P_1 be the projection onto the line spanned by (1,0)(1,0) and P2P_2 the projection onto the line spanned by (1,1)(1,1). A sum of two projections is itself a projection only if its determinant is 00 or 11. Compute det⁡(P1+P2)\det(P_1+P_2) and use it to decide.