document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=638754>Question 638754</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Evaluate the determinant in the matrix \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "|4 8|<BR>\n" );
document.write( "|5 6| </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Evaluate the determinate in the matrix.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "|1 -3|<BR>\n" );
document.write( "|-8 2|<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Det = 1*2 - (-8*-3) = 2 - 24<BR>\n" );
document.write( "= -22 </SPAN>\n" );
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