SOLUTION: Find the value of | -7 12| | 4 -11|

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Question 617378: Find the value of | -7 12|
| 4 -11|
Answer by jim_thompson5910(28715) About Me  (Show Source):
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Solved by pluggable solver: Finding the Determinant of a 2x2 Matrix

If you have the general 2x2 matrix:

%28matrix%282%2C2%2Ca%2Cb%2Cc%2Cd%29%29

the determinant is: D=a%2Ad-c%2Ab

So this means that

abs%28matrix%282%2C2%2Ca%2Cb%2Cc%2Cd%29%29=a%2Ad-c%2Ab

Note: the vertical bars denote a determinant.


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So in this case the determinant of %28matrix%282%2C2%2C-7%2C12%2C4%2C-11%29%29 is:


abs%28matrix%282%2C2%2C-7%2C12%2C4%2C-11%29%29=%28-7%29%28-11%29-%284%29%2812%29=77-48=29


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Answer:

So abs%28matrix%282%2C2%2C-7%2C12%2C4%2C-11%29%29=29 which means that the determinant of the matrix %28matrix%282%2C2%2C-7%2C12%2C4%2C-11%29%29 is 29