Answer
$16$
Work Step by Step
Given $\begin{vmatrix} x & y\\ a & b \end{vmatrix}=8$, we have
$\begin{vmatrix} 2x & y\\2a & b \end{vmatrix}=2\begin{vmatrix} x & y\\ a & b \end{vmatrix}=16$
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