SOLUTION: Evaluate the following 1 -2 3 -4 5 -2 3 0 5 -1 2 -2 -3 3 -3 -2 3 -3 5 -6 6 -1 3 -7 9 Thank you

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Question 8038: Evaluate the following
1 -2 3 -4 5
-2 3 0 5 -1
2 -2 -3 3 -3
-2 3 -3 5 -6
6 -1 3 -7 9
Thank you

Found 2 solutions by CharStar, longjonsilver:
Answer by CharStar(110) About Me  (Show Source):
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Sorry, I can't solve this, but the creator of this website Mr. Ichudov has created a lesson that I have read. Hopefully it will give you some understanding. The link is below.
http://www.algebra.com/algebra/homework/Matrices-and-determiminant/Wikibook-HSE-Matrices-6031.lesson
(Cut and paste to your Address)
Hope that helps you.

Answer by longjonsilver(2297) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
calculating a 5x5 matrix is not something i would ever attempt by hand. I would end up insane!

There will be software to do this online, some free.

As for the theory of it..look at a 3x3 matrix, then a 4x4 matrix and a 5x5 matrix is that much more complicated again.

Jon.