SOLUTION: Evaluate: |12 -9| |-3 5|

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Question 636374: Evaluate: |12 -9|
|-3 5|
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Solved by pluggable solver: Finding the Determinant of a 2x2 Matrix

If you have the general 2x2 matrix:

%28matrix%282%2C2%2Ca%2Cb%2Cc%2Cd%29%29

the determinant is: D=a%2Ad-c%2Ab

So this means that

abs%28matrix%282%2C2%2Ca%2Cb%2Cc%2Cd%29%29=a%2Ad-c%2Ab

Note: the vertical bars denote a determinant.


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So in this case the determinant of %28matrix%282%2C2%2C12%2C-9%2C-3%2C5%29%29 is:


abs%28matrix%282%2C2%2C12%2C-9%2C-3%2C5%29%29=%2812%29%285%29-%28-3%29%28-9%29=60-27=33


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Answer:

So abs%28matrix%282%2C2%2C12%2C-9%2C-3%2C5%29%29=33 which means that the determinant of the matrix %28matrix%282%2C2%2C12%2C-9%2C-3%2C5%29%29 is 33