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DETERMINANT
MAT285 det(A) = |A|

CHAPTER 1 : MATRICES Square Matrix

Matrix Form
Order 1
A = [a11]
Order 2

Determinant

1.4 DETERMINANTS |A|= |a11| = a11 |A| =

Example A = [-2]
|A| = -2

1 2

EXAMPLE 7
EVALUATING DETERMINANT BY FORMULA

2 −3
4 5
is a square
matrix of
order 2

2 −3
= 22
4 5
is the determinant
of a square matrix
of order 2 which is
equal to a value

3 4

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EXAMPLE 8 EVALUATING DETERMINANTS USING

COFACTOR/MINOR EXPANSION

5 6

EXAMPLE 9
EVALUATING DETERMINANTS USING
COFACTOR/MINOR EXPANSION

7 8

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EXAMPLE 10 EXAMPLE 11

9 10

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EXERCISE ◦ Properties of Determinants

1.4
2.

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