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Let A=(12−14)A = \begin{pmatrix} 1 & 2 \\ -1 & 4 \end{pmatrix}. If A−1=αI+βAA^{-1} = \alpha I + \beta A, where α,β∈R\alpha, \beta \in \mathbb{R} and II is the 2×22 \times 2 identity matrix, then 4(α−β)4(\alpha - \beta) is equal to: