What is the determinant of the matrix ?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: B.
- Step 1: Expand along the first row: . Step 2. Evaluate: . **Answer: . Why not the others:** drops the positive second term; makes an arithmetic error; incorrectly flips cofactors.
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