What is the relationship between the product of the eigenvalues of a matrix and its determinant?
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They are equal
The determinant is the product of the eigenvalues, and the trace is the sum of the eigenvalues. This is a consequence of the fact that the determinant is the constant term in the characteristic polynomial.
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