Linear Algebra and Its Applications (5th Edition)

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ISBN 13: 978-0-32198-238-4

Chapter 3 - Determinants - 3.2 Exercises - Page 177: 9

Answer

$-28$

Work Step by Step

We find the determinant by performing a series of elementary row exchanges, leading to an echelon matrix whose determinant equals the determinant of the original matrix. $\begin{vmatrix}1&-1&-3&0\\0&1&5&4\\-1&0&5&3\\3&-3&-2&3\end{vmatrix}=\begin{vmatrix}1&-1&-3&0\\0&1&5&4\\0&-1&2&3\\0&0&7&3\end{vmatrix}=\begin{vmatrix}1&-1&-3&0\\0&1&5&4\\0&0&7&7\\0&0&7&3\end{vmatrix}=\begin{vmatrix}1&-1&-3&0\\0&1&5&4\\0&0&7&7\\0&0&0&-4\end{vmatrix}=1\cdot 1\cdot 7\cdot (-4)=-28$
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