How do you find the determinant of |(-6,5),(0,-8)|?
1 Answer
Dec 13, 2016
Explanation:
The determinant of a
abs((a,b),(c,d)) = ad-bc
So in our example:
abs((-6,5),(0,-8)) = (-6)(-8)-(5)(0) = 48-0 = 48
More generally, if
So we could have just written:
abs((-6,5),(0,-8)) = (-6)(-8) = 48