2. Use row/column operations and properties of determinants to show that (Do not expand using cofactors) 1 1 1 = (b - a)(c - a)(c – b) b a? b? 2

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2. Use row/column operations and properties of determinants to show
that (Do not expand using cofactors)
1 1
1
= (b - a)(c – a)(c – b)
a
a? b? c?
Transcribed Image Text:2. Use row/column operations and properties of determinants to show that (Do not expand using cofactors) 1 1 1 = (b - a)(c – a)(c – b) a a? b? c?
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