College Algebra 7th Edition

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 1305115546
ISBN 13: 978-1-30511-554-5

Chapter 6, Matrices and Determinants - Section 6.4 - Determinants and Cramer's Rule - 6.4 Exercises - Page 534: 37

Answer

$120$

Work Step by Step

We know that the determinant of an upper echelon matrix is the product of the entries on its diagonal. In our case, the diagonal numbers are the integers from $1$ to $5$, so we have: $D=1(2)(3)(4)(5)=120$
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