document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=590094>Question 590094</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> find the determinant of <BR>\n" );
document.write( " 1   2   3<BR>\n" );
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document.write( " 2   0   1 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #375018 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richard1234><B>richard1234(7193)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richard1234><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=richard1234><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=375018\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The determinant is equal to\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "det A - 2 det B + 3 det C\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "where A, B, and C are the 2x2 matrices that do not have any element in the same row or column as the 1, 2, 3 in the top row respectively. Recall that the determinant of the matrix\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "|c d|\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "is ad - bc. </SPAN>\n" );
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