Elementary Linear Algebra 7th Edition

Published by Cengage Learning
ISBN 10: 1-13311-087-8
ISBN 13: 978-1-13311-087-3

Chapter 3 - Determinants - 3.2 Determinants and Elementary Operations - 3.2 Exercises - Page 118: 26

Answer

$$ \left[ \begin{array}{ccc} 1&1&1\\ 0&-3&-4\\0&0&2\end{array} \right]=-6. $$

Work Step by Step

Given $$ \left[ \begin{array}{ccc} 1&1&1\\ 2&-1&-2\\1&-2&-1\end{array} \right]. $$ Now, adding $-2$ times the first row to the second row, adding $-1$ times the first row to the third row, we get $$ \left[ \begin{array}{ccc} 1&1&1\\ 0&-3&-4\\0&-3&-2\end{array} \right]. $$ Adding $-1$ times the second row to the third row, we get $$ \left[ \begin{array}{ccc} 1&1&1\\ 0&-3&-4\\0&0&2\end{array} \right]. $$ Hence, one can see easily that $$ \left[ \begin{array}{ccc} 1&1&1\\ 0&-3&-4\\0&0&2\end{array} \right]=-6. $$
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