Linear Algebra: A Modern Introduction

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Chapter 4 - Eigenvalues and Eigenvectors - 4.2 Determinants - Exercises 4.2 - Page 281: 2

Answer

-7

Work Step by Step

First, use cofactor expansion (Theorem 4.1) along the first row: \[ \begin{vmatrix} 0 & 1 & -1\\2 & 3 & -2\\-1 & 3 & 0 \end{vmatrix} = 0 - 1 \cdot \begin{vmatrix} 2 & -2\\-1 & 0 \end{vmatrix} -1 \cdot \begin{vmatrix} 2 & 3\\-1 & 3 \end{vmatrix} \] Then simplify the expansion: $=-1 \cdot (0-2) - 1 \cdot (6+3)$ $=2-9$ $=-7$
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