1. IF : [3 0 -3] [2 1 0] = 9, [0 -2 -1] then find: [6 0 -3] [4 1 0] [0 -2 -1] The first column has been multiplied by 2, so the value of the determinant has been multiplied by 2, so the value of the determinant is 2x9 or 18 2. IF : [3 0 -3] [2 1 0] = 9, [0 -2 -1] then find: [ 3 0 -3 ] [(2+0) (1-2) (0-1)] [ 0 -2 -1 ] The third row has been added to the second row. The value of a determinant is not changed if a row (resp., column) [or multiple thereof], is added to another row (resp., column). Therefore the determinant is still 9. Edwin