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How many permutations of $(1,2,3,4)$ are even and what are they? Extra credit: What are all the possible 4 by 4 determinants of $I+P_{\text {even? }}$ ?
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A permutation is even if it can be obtained by an even number of transpositions (swaps of two elements). Show more…
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