SOLUTION: how do you find the determinant of a 4 by 4 matrix?

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Question 87893: how do you find the determinant of a 4 by 4 matrix?
Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Finding the determinant of a 4x4 matrix is a complicated process unless
you have a calculator that can do it for you.
The following site shows how to find the determinant of a 3x3 and then
a 4x4.
Cheers,
Stan H.

http://www.richland.edu/james/lecture/m116/matrices/determinant.html