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==Properties of Determinants==
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Determinants

 If A is a square matrix then the determinant function is denoted by det and det(A)

For an instance we have a 2 x 2 matrix denominated A, therefore:


                                                                                         det(A) = [a11 ,  a12 ; a21 , a22 ]

As we already defined the determinant function we can write some formulas. The formulas for any 2 x 2 and 3 x 3 matrix will be:

                     

                      The determinant function for a 2 x 2 matrix is:


                                                                                      $ det(A)=\left(\begin{array}{cccc}a11&a12\\a21&a22\end{array}\right) $ 

                                                                                               = (a11 * a22) - (a12 * a21 )                        

                   

                      The determinant function for a 3 x 3 matrix is: 


                                                                               $ det(A)=\left(\begin{array}{cccc}a11&a12&a13\\a21&a22&a23\\a31&a32&a33\end{array}\right) $

                                         = (a11 * a22 * a33) + (a12 * a23 * a31) + (a13 * a21 * a32) - (a12 * a21 * a33) - (a11 * a23 * a32) - (a13 * a22 * a31


Properties of Determinants

                                                                                                


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