document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1001639>Question 1001639</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let A = [-4  -6]<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Find the value of the determinant of A. Does this matrix have an inverse? \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( " Please enter your answer as a list of the form: [ d, i ] <BR>\n" );
document.write( " where d is the exact value of the determinant of A, and i is either y (for `yes', A has an inverse) or n (for `no', A doesn't have an inverse).\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I am really not sure how to go about this.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "[0, n]\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "in this form.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Determinant = 0 (you can easily calculate it yourself if you know what the determinant is). \r<BR>\n" );
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