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The Vandermonde matrix with nodes x1=1,x2=2,x3=4x_1 = 1, x_2 = 2, x_3 = 4 is: V=(1111241416)V = \begin{pmatrix} 1 & 1 & 1 \\ 1 & 2 & 4 \\ 1 & 4 & 16 \end{pmatrix}

The determinant of a Vandermonde matrix is det(V)=i<j(xjxi)\det(V) = \prod_{i < j} (x_j - x_i). What is det(V)\det(V)?