SOLUTION: What is the determinant of B? B = [-18 3] [ 4 1]

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Question 585816: What is the determinant of B?
B = [-18 3]
[ 4 1]

Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
determinant of B = (-18)(1)-(4)(3) = -18-12 = -30

So the determinant of matrix B is -30
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