document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=33611>Question 33611</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> evaluate the 3 x 3 determinant\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3     4     -1\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "4     6      2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "8    -2      3<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "4     6      2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "8    -2      3\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3[(6)(3)-(-2)(2)]-4[(4*3)-(16)]+(-1)[(4)(-2)-(8)(6)]<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3[(18)+(4)]-4[(12)-(16)]-1[(-8)-(48)]<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3(22)-4(-4)-1(-56)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "66+16+56<BR>\n" );
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