Let Mn(R) be the set of n x n matrices with real entries. Define the sets V1 = {A € M2(R) | A = A"} V2 = {A € M2(R) | det(A) = 1} For both sets, show whether or not it (i) is closed under addition, (ii) is closed under real scalar multiplication,

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