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 178: 37

Answer

We have: \begin{align*} \det(AB) &=\det(A)\det(B)\\ 24 &=24 \end{align*}

Work Step by Step

We calculate: $$\det(AB)=\det\left( \begin{bmatrix} 3&0\\6&1 \end{bmatrix} \begin{bmatrix} 2&0\\5&4 \end{bmatrix} \right) = \det\left( \begin{bmatrix} 3\cdot2+0\cdot5&3\cdot0+0\cdot4\\6\cdot2+1\cdot5&6\cdot0+1\cdot4 \end{bmatrix} \right)=\\ \det\left( \begin{bmatrix} 6&0\\17&4 \end{bmatrix} \right) = 6\cdot4-17\cdot0=24$$ Then we calculate the other part: $$\det(A)\det(B)\\ \det(A)=\left| \begin{matrix} 3&0\\6&1 \end{matrix}\right|=3\cdot1-6\cdot1=3\\ \det(B)=\left| \begin{matrix} 2&0\\5&4 \end{matrix}\right|=2\cdot4-5\cdot0=8\\ \det(A)\det(B)=3\cdot8=24$$ Therefor we have: \begin{align*} \det(AB) &=\det(A)\det(B)\\ 24 &=24 \end{align*}
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