Question

How do you find the determinant of `((3, 1, 0), (-2, -3, 1), (4, 1, -1))`?

Answer 1

See Determinants for a clear explanation of how to do this.

Explanation:

`|A| = (3((-3)*(-1) - (1)*(1)) - 1((-2)(-1) - (1)(4)) +0*((-2)*(1)-(-3)*4)`

`|A| = 6 +2 +0 = 8`