Answer
$38$
Work Step by Step
We know that the determinant of a matrix \[
\left[\begin{array}{rr}
a & b \\
c &d \\
\end{array} \right]
\]
is $D=ad-bc$.
Hence here $D=5(7)-(-1)3=35+3=38$.
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