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: 30

Answer

$$ \left|\begin{array}{rrr}{3} & {8} & {-7} \\ {0} & {-5} & {4} \\ {0} & {-15} & {20}\end{array}\right|=-120. $$

Work Step by Step

Given $$ \left|\begin{array}{rrr}{3} & {8} & {-7} \\ {0} & {-5} & {4} \\ {6} & {1} & {6}\end{array}\right|. $$ Adding $-2$ times the first row to the second row, we get $$ \left|\begin{array}{rrr}{3} & {8} & {-7} \\ {0} & {-5} & {4} \\ {0} & {-15} & {20}\end{array}\right|. $$ Now, we have $$ \left|\begin{array}{rrr}{3} & {8} & {-7} \\ {0} & {-5} & {4} \\ {0} & {-15} & {20}\end{array}\right|=3\left|\begin{array}{rrr} {-5} & {4} \\ {-15} & {20}\end{array}\right|=-120. $$
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