College Algebra (10th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0321979478
ISBN 13: 978-0-32197-947-6

Chapter 8 - Review Exercises - Page 634: 33

Answer

$-8$

Work Step by Step

We know that for a matrix \[ \left[\begin{array}{rr} a & b \\ c &d \\ \end{array} \right] \] the determinant, $D=ad-bc.$ Hence here $D_1=xb-ya=8.$ We are looking for $D_2=ya-xb=-(xb-ya)=-8$
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