Determinant

Step-by-step solution for determinant using LU [[1,2,3],[4,5,6],[7,8,10]]. Follow each step to understand how to solve this problem.

determinant using LU [[1,2,3],[4,5,6],[7,8,10]] = -3
Step-by-Step Solution
Step 1 Identify the Matrix

Matrix size: 3×3

| 1.00 2.00 3.00 | | 4.00 5.00 6.00 | | 7.00 8.00 10.00 |

A is a 3×3 matrix
Step 2 Using Cofactor Expansion

Expand along the first row:

det(A) = a₁₁·C₁₁ + a₁₂·C₁₂ + a₁₃·C₁₃

where Cᵢⱼ = (-1)^(i+j) × Mᵢⱼ (cofactor)

and Mᵢⱼ is the minor (determinant of submatrix)

Expanding along row 1
Step 3 Calculate Cofactors

C₁₁ = +det([[5,6],[8,10]]) = 2

C₁₂ = -det([[4,6],[7,10]]) = 2

C₁₃ = +det([[4,5],[7,8]]) = -3

Cofactors calculated
Step 4 Compute Determinant

det(A) = a₁₁·C₁₁ + a₁₂·C₁₂ + a₁₃·C₁₃

det(A) = (1)(2) + (2)(2) + (3)(-3)

det(A) = 2 + 4 + -9

det(A) = -3

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