Differential Equations and Linear Algebra (4th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0-32196-467-5
ISBN 13: 978-0-32196-467-0

Chapter 3 - Determinants - 3.2 Properties of Determinants - Problems - Page 219: 9

Answer

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Work Step by Step

Given $$\begin{array}{c}{A=\left[\begin{array}{ccc} {0} & {1} & -1&1 \\ {-1} & {0} & 1&1 \\ 1& -1 &0& 1\\ -1 &-1 & -1 &0\end{array}\right] }\end{array} $$ So, we get $$A=\begin{vmatrix} {0} & {1} & -1&1 \\ {-1} & {0} & 1&1 \\ 1& -1 &0& 1\\ -1 &-1 & -1 &0 \end{vmatrix} \xrightarrow{R_3+R_{1},R_4-R_1} \begin{vmatrix} {-1} & {0} & 1&1 \\ {0} & {1} & -1&1 \\ 0& -1 &1& 2\\ 0 &-1 & 0 &-1 \end{vmatrix} \xrightarrow{R_{3}+R_{2},R_4+R_2 }\begin{vmatrix} {-1} & {0} & 1&1 \\ {0} & {1} & -1&1 \\ 0&4 0 &-1&0\\ 0 &0& 0 &3 \end{vmatrix} $$ \begin{array}{l}{\text { Determinant of triangular matrix is the product of its diagonal elements, so: }} \\ {\text {det }A=-1 \cdot 1\cdot (-1)\cdot 3=3}\end{array}
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