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 - 3.5 Chapter Review - Additional Problems - Page 243: 9

Answer

$\det (B)=8$

Work Step by Step

We have $A=\begin{bmatrix} a & b & c\\ d & e &f\\ g & h & i \end{bmatrix}$ and $\det (A)=4$ Adding $-1$ times of the second row to the first row, we obtain: $A_1=\begin{bmatrix} a-d & b-e & c-f\\ d & e &f\\ g & h & i \end{bmatrix}$ $\det (A_1)= \det (A)=4$ Multiplying the second row of $A_1$ by $-1$, we obtain: $A_2=\begin{bmatrix} a-d & b-e & c-f\\ -d & -e &-f\\ g & h & i \end{bmatrix}$ $\det (A_2)=-\det (A_1)=-4$ Multiplying the third row of $A_2$ by $2$, we obtain: $A_3=\begin{bmatrix} a-d & b-e & c-f\\ -d & -e &-f\\ 2g & 2h & 2i \end{bmatrix}$ $\det (A_3)=2\det (A_2)=2.(-4)=-8$ Permutting the second and third rows of $A_3$ we obtain: $B=\begin{bmatrix} a-d & b-e & c-f\\ 2g & 2h & 2i\\ -d & -e &-f \end{bmatrix}$ $\det (B)=-\det (A_3)=8$
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