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Exercise 7.5.1

Avg difficulty 3.0

Let

A=[abcd].A=\left[\begin{array}{cc}a&b\\ c&d\\ \end{array}\right].

An operation is done to get from AA to a matrix BB. In each case, identify which operation was done and explain how it will affect the value of the determinant.

  1. B=[acbd]B=\left[\begin{array}{cc}a&c\\ b&d\\ \end{array}\right]
  2. B=[cdab]B=\left[\begin{array}{cc}c&d\\ a&b\\ \end{array}\right]
  3. B=[aba+cb+d]B=\left[\begin{array}{cc}a&b\\ a+c&b+d\\ \end{array}\right]
  4. B=[ab2c2d]B=\left[\begin{array}{cc}a&b\\ 2c&2d\\ \end{array}\right]
  5. B=[badc]B=\left[\begin{array}{cc}b&a\\ d&c\\ \end{array}\right]

Selinger, Matrix Theory and Linear Algebra, Determinants, Properties of determinants, Exercise 7.5.1

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