SOLUTION: find the value of |5...3..-2| |1...0...4| |4...1...2|

Question 211775: find the value of
|5...3..-2|
|1...0...4|
|4...1...2|
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

Solved by pluggable solver: Finding the Determinant of a 3x3 Matrix

If you have the general 3x3 matrix:

the determinant is:

Which further breaks down to:

Note: , and are determinants themselves.
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From the matrix , we can see that , , , , , , , , and

Start with the general 3x3 determinant.

Plug in the given values (see above)

Multiply

Subtract

Multiply

Combine like terms.

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Answer:

So , which means that the determinant of the matrix is 20

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