Scribd
Upload
14 views

Chapter 2-Ex 2.2

Uploaded by

FAISAL RAHIM
Copyright
© © All Rights Reserved
We take content rights seriously. If you suspect this is your content, claim it here.
Available Formats
Download as PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd
14 views

Chapter 2-Ex 2.2

Uploaded by

FAISAL RAHIM
Copyright
© © All Rights Reserved
We take content rights seriously. If you suspect this is your content, claim it here.
Available Formats
Download as PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd
You are on page 1/ 7

Chapter 2

2.2 Evaluating Determinants by Row Reduction


Ex 2.2 (10-29)
In Exercises 10–17, evaluate the determinant of the given matrix by reducing the matrix to row echelon
form.
0 3 1
Q11. |1 1 2|
3 2 4
𝑅2 ~𝑅1
1 1 2
= (−1) |0 3 1|
3 2 4
𝑅3 + (−3)𝑅1
1 1 2
= (−1) |0 3 1|
0 −1 −2
Taking ‘3’ common from 𝑅2

1 1
2
1
= (−1)(3) |0 1 |
3
0 −1 −2
𝑅3 + 𝑅2
1 1 2
1
0 1
= (−1)(3) || 3 ||
5
0 0 −
3
Taking ‘−5/3 ’ common from 𝑅3

1 1 2
5 1
= (−1)(3) (− ) |0 1 |
3 3
0 0 1
5
= (−1)(3) (− ) (1) = 5
3

Q12.
1 −3 0
|−2 4 1|
5 −2 2
𝑅2 + (2) 𝑅1

𝑅3 + (−5)𝑅1
1 −3 0
= |0 −2 1|
0 13 2
Taking ‘−2’ common from 𝑅2
1 −3 0
= (−2 ) |0 1 −1/2|
0 13 2
𝑅3 + (−13)𝑅2
1 −3 0
= (−2 ) |0 1 −1/2|
0 0 17/2
17
Taking ‘ ’ common from 𝑅3
2

1 −3 0
17 1
= (−2 ) ( ) |0 1 − |
2 2
0 0 1
17
= (−2 ) ( ) (1) = −17
2
In Exercises 20–27, evaluate the determinant, given that

You might also like