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Linear Transformations · Superchallenge problem

An invertible linear map T:R2→R2T:\mathbb{R}^2\to\mathbb{R}^2 maps the line y=xy = x onto the line y=2xy = 2x, the line y=2xy = 2x onto the line y=3xy = 3x, and the line y=3xy = 3x onto the line y=xy = x. Find det⁡T(tr⁡T)2\dfrac{\det T}{(\operatorname{tr} T)^2}.