document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=584954>Question 584954</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Find the value of the determinant\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "|-6 -6|<BR>\n" );
document.write( "|b   a| </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "|-6 -6|<BR>\n" );
document.write( "|b   a|<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "= -6a - (-6b)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "= -6a + 6b<BR>\n" );
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