UniversityLesson 2/3 · Linear Algebra~10 min

Matrix Determinant

Computing the determinant

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det (3124)

3 \cdot 4 = 12

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$3 \cdot 4 + 2 \cdot 1 \neq = det$
The diagonals are subtracted, not added: $\det = ad - bc$.