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brru25
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Homework Statement
Show that two similar matrices A and B share the same determinants, WITHOUT using determinants
2. The attempt at a solution
A previous part of this problem not listed was to show they have the same rank, which I was able to do without determinants. The problem is I can't think of how to show they have the same eigenvalues without going to the characteristic polynomial (derived from the determinant of |A-lamba*I|. My other idea was to think of both A and B as the same linear map with respect to a different basis. After that I draw a blank.