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The permutation matrix PP corresponds to the cycle (1 2 3)(1 \ 2 \ 3), which sends 12311 \to 2 \to 3 \to 1. This 3-cycle can be expressed as the product of 2 transpositions: (1 2)(1 3)(1 \ 2)(1 \ 3). What is det(P)\det(P)?