Evaluate .

Answer and explanation

Correct answer: B. 1

  1. Step 1: Expand along the first row: .
  2. Step 2: The value is .
Answer
1.
Why not the others: 40: only the main-diagonal products were added. -1: the final sign is reversed. -79: the alternating signs were not used in the expansion.

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