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Systems, Matrices, and Determinants · Challenge problem

A 2×22\times2 system has coefficient matrix AA with det⁡A=5\det A=5. A new system is formed by replacing the first equation with (three times the first equation) plus (two times the second equation), leaving the second equation unchanged. Find the determinant of the new coefficient matrix. (The answer does not depend on which particular AA you started with — only on det⁡A\det A.)