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Homework Statement
"Determine whether the function ##T:M_{2×2}(ℝ)→ℝ## defined by ##T(A)=det(A)## is a linear transformation.
Homework Equations
##det(A)=\sum_{i=1}^n a_{ij}C_{ij}##
The Attempt at a Solution
I'm assuming that it isn't a linear transformation because ##det(A+B)≠det(A)+det(B)##. So I have here:
##det(A)=\sum_{i=1}^n a_{ij}C_{ij}##
##det(B)=\sum_{i=1}^n b_{ij}C_{ij}##
##det(A)+det(B)=\sum_{i=1}^n (a_{ij}C_{ij}+b_{ij}C_{ij})##
Meanwhile, I have...
##det(A+B)=\sum_{i=1}^n (a_ij+bij)(C_{ij}+D_{ij})##
I'm fairly certain that the equation directly above is incorrect; perhaps that of the one above that one, too.