Precalculus (6th Edition)

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Chapter 9 - Systems and Matrices - 9.3 Determinant Solution of Linear Systems - 9.3 Exercises - Page 884: 31

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$$\eqalign{ & \left| {\matrix{ 1 & 0 & 0 \cr 0 & 1 & 0 \cr 0 & 0 & 1 \cr } } \right| \cr & {\rm{Calculating\, the\, determinant\, by\, expanding\, the \,third\, row}} \cr & \left| {\matrix{ 1 & 0 & 0 \cr 0 & 1 & 0 \cr 0 & 0 & 1 \cr } } \right| = 0\left| {\matrix{ 0 & 0 \cr 1 & 0 \cr } } \right| - 0\left| {\matrix{ 1 & 0 \cr 0 & 0 \cr } } \right| + 1\left| {\matrix{ 1 & 0 \cr 0 & 1 \cr } } \right| \cr & {\rm{Solving}} \cr & \left| {\matrix{ 1 & 0 & 0 \cr 0 & 1 & 0 \cr 0 & 0 & 1 \cr } } \right| = 0 - 0 + 1\left( {1 - 0} \right) \cr & {\rm{Simplifying}} \cr & \left| {\matrix{ 1 & 0 & 0 \cr 0 & 1 & 0 \cr 0 & 0 & 1 \cr } } \right| = 1 \cr} $$
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