What is the determinant of the matrix ?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: A.
- Step 1: Apply the determinant formula: . Step 2. Compute: . **Answer: . Why not the others:** subtracts instead of adding ; neglects the off-diagonal product; reverses the subtraction.
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