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Replace row 2 with row 2 + k(row 1)
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Techniques of
ROW REDUCTION
can simplify the process of
evaluating the determinant of a matrix
dbca
dbca
Replace row 2 with row 2 + k(row 1)
kcdkabca
dbca
Replace row 2 with row 2 + k(row 1)
bcaddbca
det
kcdkabca
dbca
Replace row 2 with row 2 + k(row 1)
bcaddbca
det
kcdkabca
bcadakcbcakcad
kabckcdakcdkab
ca
)()(
det
dbca
Replace row 2 with row 2 + k(row 1)
bcaddbca
det
kcdkabca
bcadakcbcakcad
kabckcdakcdkab
ca
)()(
det
When you replace a row of a matrix with itself plus a multiple of another row, the determinant does not change.
542372371
det
542001371
det542372371
det
Replace row 2 with row 2 – row 1
23)1235)(1(5437
det)1(542001371
det542372371
det
dbca
dbca
Interchange row 1 and row 2
cadb
dbca
Interchange row 1 and row 2
bcaddbca
det
cadb
dbca
Replace row 2 with row 2 + k(row 1)
bcaddbca
det
)(
det
bcadadbccadb
cadb
dbca
Replace row 2 with row 2 + k(row 1)
bcaddbca
det
)(
det
bcadadbccadb
cadb
When you interchange 2 rows of a matrix, the determinant changes by a factor of –1. This would not simplify the process of evaluating a determinant.
dbca
dbca
Replace row 1 with k(row 1)
dbkcka
dbca
bcaddbca
det
Replace row 1 with k(row 1)
dbkcka
dbca
bcaddbca
det
)(
det
bcadkkbckaddbkcka
Replace row 1 with k(row 1)
dbkcka
dbca
bcaddbca
det
When you replace a row of a matrix with k times itself, the determinant changes by a factor of k. This would not simplify the process of evaluating a determinant.
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det
bcadkkbckaddbkcka
Replace row 1 with k(row 1)
dbkcka
example:
5728103241
det
910220241
1 row (2)times 3 row with 3 row replace
572220241
1 row (-3)times 2 row with 2 row replace
5728103241
910220241
det
1 row (2)times 3 row with 3 row replace
572220241
det
1 row (-3)times 2 row with 2 row replace
5728103241
det
209122
det)1(910220241
det
1 row (2)times 3 row with 3 row replace
572220241
det
1 row (-3)times 2 row with 2 row replace
5728103241
det