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Suppose A and B are 2 x 2 matrices. Find a counterexmple to the claim that det(AB) = det(A) + det(B). 

The formal definition of the determinant of a square \( n \times n \) matrix \( A \) with entries \( a_{ij} \) and submatrices \( A_{ij} \) defined in the usual way is defined recursively as:

\[
\text{det}(A) = \sum_{j=1}^{n} (-1)^{i+j} a_{ij} \, \text{det}(A_{ij})
\]

for any fixed \( i \in \{1, 2, \ldots, n\} \).
Transcribed Image Text:The formal definition of the determinant of a square \( n \times n \) matrix \( A \) with entries \( a_{ij} \) and submatrices \( A_{ij} \) defined in the usual way is defined recursively as: \[ \text{det}(A) = \sum_{j=1}^{n} (-1)^{i+j} a_{ij} \, \text{det}(A_{ij}) \] for any fixed \( i \in \{1, 2, \ldots, n\} \).
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