document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=518405>Question 518405</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Find the determinant of the matrix.<BR>\n" );
document.write( " -2  5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "  3  7\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "=a </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "       A= -2   5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "            3    7 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "  then<BR>\n" );
document.write( "detA=-2(7)-3(5)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "      = -14-15 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "      =-29 </SPAN>\n" );
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