document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=613276>Question 613276</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> What is the determinant?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "|5   7|<BR>\n" );
document.write( "|3   8|\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "|5   7|<BR>\n" );
document.write( "|3   8|<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Det = 5*8 - 3*7<BR>\n" );
document.write( "= 19<BR>\n" );
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