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Linear Transformations · Superchallenge problem

Let A=(1234)A = \begin{pmatrix}1 & 2\\3 & 4\end{pmatrix} and let TT be the linear map T(X)=AXAT(X) = AXA on the 44-dimensional space M2M_2 of real 2×22\times 2 matrices. Find the trace of TT.