College Algebra (10th Edition)

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Chapter 8 - Section 8.3 - Systems of Linear Equations: Determinants - 8.3 Assess Your Understanding - Page 583: 55

Answer

$x=0$ or $x=-9$

Work Step by Step

2 by 2 determinant: $D=\left|\begin{array}{ll} a & b\\ c & d \end{array}\right|=ad-bc$ 3 by 3 determinant: $D=\left|\begin{array}{lll} {a_{11}}&{a_{12}}&{a_{13}}\\ {a_{21}}&{a_{22}}&{a_{23}}\\ {a_{31}}&{a_{32}}&{a_{33}}\end{array}\right|=$ $=a_{11}\left|\begin{array}{cc} {a_{22}}&{a_{23}}\\ {a_{32}}&{a_{33}}\end{array}\right|-a_{12}\left|\begin{array}{cc} {a_{21}}&{a_{23}}\\ {a_{31}}&{a_{33}}\end{array}\right|+a_{13}\left|\begin{array}{cc} {a_{21}}&{a_{22}}\\{a_{31}}&{a_{32}}\end{array}\right|$ --- $\left|\begin{array}{rrr}{x}&{2}&{3}\\{1}&{x}&{0}\\{6}&{1}&{-2}\end{array}\right|=x\left|\begin{array}{rr} {x}&{0}\\{1}&{-2}\end{array}\right|-2\left|\begin{array}{rr}{1}&{0}\\{6}&{-2}\end{array}\right|+3\left|\begin{array}{cc}{1}&{x}\\{6}&{1}\end{array}\right|$ $=x(-2x-0)-2(-2-0)+3(1-6x)$ $=-2x^{2}+4+3-18x$ $=-2x^{2}-18x+7$ So, we are solving $-2x^{2}-18x+7=7$ $-2x^{2}-18x=0$ $-2x(x+9)=0$ $x=0$ or $x=-9$
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