SOLUTION: what will be the determinant of |1 0 0 | |2 cos x sin x | |3 sin x cos x | a.1 b.0 c.cos 2x d.sin 2x

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Question 1101917: what will be the determinant of
|1 0 0 |
|2 cos x sin x |
|3 sin x cos x |
a.1
b.0
c.cos 2x
d.sin 2x

Answer by ikleyn(52776)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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Apply co-factoring the determinant along the first row of the matrix, and you will get


determinant = cos^2(x) - sin^2(x) = cos(2x).

About co-factoring determinant see the lesson
    - Co-factoring the determinant of a 3x3 matrix
in this site.


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