Given the following matrix:  B = a b c         c d e        f g h Let's say that det(A) = −6. Let B be another 3 × 3 matrix (which is not given here) with det(B) = 6. How could you find the determinant of the following matrices?  F = adj(B)

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Given the following matrix: 

B = a b c 

       c d e

       f g h

Let's say that det(A) = −6. Let B be another 3 × 3 matrix (which is not given here) with det(B) = 6. How could you find the determinant of the following matrices? 

F = adj(B)

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