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    The document discusses determinants of matrices. It defines the determinant of a square matrix and notes that determinants are used to determine if a matrix can be inverted or is singular. It provides examples of calculating determinants of 2x2 and 3x3 matrices using different methods like Sarrus' rule or expansion along rows.

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    The document discusses determinants of matrices. It defines the determinant of a square matrix and notes that determinants are used to determine if a matrix can be inverted or is singular. It provides examples of calculating determinants of 2x2 and 3x3 matrices using different methods like Sarrus' rule or expansion along rows.

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    Linear Algebra

    The Determinant of a Matrix

     For square matrices A there is a number


    called the determinant of A.
     Determinant is used to know whether the

    matrix can be inverted or not, it is useful in


    analysis and solution of simultaneous linear
    equations (Cramer’s rule), used in calculus,
    used to find area of triangles (if coordinates
    are given) and more.
     The determinant is denoted by det(A) or
    sometimes |A|.
     It can be postive or negative.
     Note that non-square matrices do not have

    determinants.
     If a square matrix has determinant equal to

    zero, then it is called a singular matrix.


    If we are trying to solve the square linear
    system for vector given and the vector
    there are three possible outcomes:
     If then there is exactly one solution of the

    problem.
     If then either there is no solution at all, or

    there are infinitely many solutions.


     Determinant of a matrix
     If A is a matrix, then the determinant of A is

    the element itself.


     For example , gives .
      
     Determinant of a matrix
     The determinant here is given by the cross

    formula:
     If , then
     Example 1 . , then
    Determinant of a 3 × 3 matrix
     Consider the matrix
     Rule of Sarrus: The determinant of the three

    columns on the left is the sum of the


    products along the down-right diagonals
    minus the sum of the products along the up-
    right diagonals.
     Determinant of a matrix can be calculated as

    Example 1. Calculate the determinant of a


    matrix:
     Example 2. Evaluate the determinant
     Finding the determinant of a 3 × 3 matrix by
    expansion method
     We now consider how to evaluate the

    determinant of a 3×3 matrix using the


    “classical” method with minors and position
    signs.
     The general 3 × 3 matrix is
     and


     where is as usual the element in the
    position.
     We now need to define what the “minors” and
    “position signs” are.
     Minors: The minor of an element is denoted

    by , and is given by taking the determinant


    of the smaller matrix obtained by deleting the
    row and column containing the element .
     Example 2. If
     then the minor of is .
     Position sign: The element of the general
    matrix is in the position of the the matrix,
    i.e., in row and column. The sign for the
    position is defined to be . So for
     example the sign of position is , and the sign

    of position is .
     We use the minors and position sign to get

     We say that the determinant has been expanded


    along the first row. We can expand the
    determinant along any row or column.
     Example 3. Find the determinant of the
    matrix by the expansion method

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