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Linear Transformations · Superchallenge problem

Let WW be the plane x+y+z=0x + y + z = 0 in R3\mathbb{R}^3, let D(x,y,z)=(x,2y,3z)D(x, y, z) = (x, 2y, 3z), and let PP be the orthogonal projection of R3\mathbb{R}^3 onto WW. The map T=P∘DT = P\circ D sends WW into WW. Find the determinant of TT regarded as a linear map W→WW\to W.