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Evaluating Determinants

This document provides a tutorial on evaluating determinants of matrices. It includes exercises for finding the determinants of 2x2 matrices, nxn matrices using Sarrus' Rule, and larger matrices using cofactor expansion or elementary row/column operations. Determinants are calculated for various sample matrices provided in the document.

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Evaluating Determinants

This document provides a tutorial on evaluating determinants of matrices. It includes exercises for finding the determinants of 2x2 matrices, nxn matrices using Sarrus' Rule, and larger matrices using cofactor expansion or elementary row/column operations. Determinants are calculated for various sample matrices provided in the document.

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Evaluating Determinants

Tutorial

Evaluating 𝟐 × 𝟐 matrices.
1) Find the determinants of the following matrices:

a) 𝐴= b) 𝐴=

c) 𝐴= d) 𝐴=

Evaluating 𝒏 × 𝒏 matrices.
2) Find the determinant for the following matrices by using Sarrus’ Rule:

a) 𝐴= b) 𝐴=

c) 𝐴= d) 𝐴=

3) Find the determinant for the following matrices by using cofactor expansion along a row
or column of your choice:

a) 𝐴= b) 𝐴=

c) 𝐴= d) 𝐴=

e) 𝐴= f) 𝐴=
g) 𝐴=

h) 𝐴=

4) Find the determinant for the following matrices by elementary row or column operations:

a) b)

c) d)

5) Let = 4 , find:

a) b)

c)

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