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Proof that block matrix has determinant $1$
The following real $2 \times 2$ matrix has determinant $1$:
$$\begin{pmatrix}
\sqrt{1+a^2} & a \\
a & \sqrt{1+a^2}
\end{pmatrix}$$
The natural generalisation of this to a real $2 \times 2$ block matri …