Linear Algebra and Its Applications (5th Edition)

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Chapter 3 - Determinants - 3.2 Exercises - Page 177: 7

Answer

$0$

Work Step by Step

We reduce the matrix to an echelon form by a series of row replacement operations. $\begin{vmatrix}1&3&0&2\\-2&-5&7&4\\3&5&2&1\\1&-1&2&-3\end{vmatrix}=\begin{vmatrix}1&3&0&2\\0&1&7&8\\0&-4&2&-5\\0&0&0&0\end{vmatrix}=\begin{vmatrix}1&3&0&2\\0&1&7&8\\0&0&30&27\\0&0&0&0\end{vmatrix}=1\cdot 1\cdot 30\cdot 0=0$ Note that the answer was clear as soon as elementary row operations produced a row of all zeros.
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