College Algebra (6th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0-32178-228-3
ISBN 13: 978-0-32178-228-1

Chapter 6 - Matrices and Determinants - Exercise Set 6.5 - Page 652: 38

Answer

$78$

Work Step by Step

We are given the determinant: $D=\begin{vmatrix}3&-1&1&2\\-2&0&0&0\\2&-1&-2&3\\1&4&2&3\end{vmatrix}$ In order to compute the determinant we expand it along the second row because it has 3 zeros: $D=-(-2)D_{21}+0D_{12}-0D_{13}+0D_{14}=2D_{21}$ $=2\begin{vmatrix}-1&1&2\\-1&-2&3\\4&2&3\end{vmatrix}$ $=2\left(-1\begin{vmatrix}-2&3\\2&3\end{vmatrix}-1\begin{vmatrix}-1&3\\4&3\end{vmatrix}+2\begin{vmatrix}-1&-2\\4&2\end{vmatrix}\right)$ $=2[-1(-6-6)-1(-3-12)+2(-2+8)]=2(39)=78$
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