Using properties of determinants, prove the following : $\begin{bmatrix} 1+a^2-b^2 & 2ab & -2b \\ 2ab & 1-a^2+b^2 & 2a \\ 2b & -2a & 1-a^2=b^2 \end{bmatrix} = (1 + a^2 + b^2)^3. $

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