Precalculus (6th Edition)

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Chapter 9 - Systems and Matrices - 9.3 Determinant Solution of Linear Systems - 9.3 Exercises - Page 884: 1

Answer

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\[\begin{gathered} \left| {\begin{array}{*{20}{c}} 4&0 \\ { - 2}&0 \end{array}} \right| \hfill \\ {\text{Evaluate the determinant, recall that}} \hfill \\ \left| {\begin{array}{*{20}{c}} a&b \\ c&d \end{array}} \right| = ad - bc \hfill \\ {\text{Then,}} \hfill \\ \left| {\begin{array}{*{20}{c}} 4&0 \\ { - 2}&0 \end{array}} \right| = \left( 4 \right)\left( 0 \right) - \left( 0 \right)\left( { - 2} \right) \hfill \\ \left| {\begin{array}{*{20}{c}} 4&0 \\ { - 2}&0 \end{array}} \right| = 0 \hfill \\ \end{gathered} \]
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