Differential Equations and Linear Algebra (4th Edition)

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Chapter 3 - Determinants - 3.2 Properties of Determinants - Problems - Page 220: 29

Answer

$\det (B)=-2$

Work Step by Step

Let $A=\begin{bmatrix} a & b\\ c&d \end{bmatrix}$ and $\det (A)=1$ $\rightarrow A^T=\begin{bmatrix} a & c\\ b &d \end{bmatrix}$ We obtain the matrix $A_1=\begin{bmatrix} a & c\\ 3a+b & 3c+d \end{bmatrix}$ by adding the first row of $A^T$ multiplied by 3 to its second row. And then by multiplying the first row of $A_1$ by $-2$ we obtain the matrix B$=\begin{bmatrix} -2a & -2c\\ 3a+b & 3c+d \end{bmatrix}$ The determinant of B is: $\det (B)=(-2)\det (A_1)=(-2).1=-2$
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