How do you find the determinant of $|(-2,3), (-2,1)|$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2016-12-14T02:19:52

The determinant $=4$ .

The determinant $|(a,b) ,(c,d)|= ad-bc$

$|(-2,3),(-2,1)|=(-2)(1)-(3)(-2)=-2-(-6)=4$

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