Evaluate the determinant of matrix B, using expansion by minors. (See Exercises 3-4.)
a. About the first column
b. About the second row
Example 3
Evaluating a
Evaluate the determinant
Example 4
Evaluating a
Evaluate the determinant by expanding minors about the elements in the second row.
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