document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=591658>Question 591658</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Find the determinant of this 3x3 matrix using expansion by minors about the second row\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "   0  -4  6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A= 5   0  0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "   9  -2  7 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "   0  -4  6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A= 5   0  0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "   9  -2  7<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "= -5*(-4*7 - (-2*6)) = -5*(-28 + 12) = 80 (the other minors are zeroes)<BR>\n" );
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