Determinants 3

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Now that we know how to find the determinant of a 2 by 2 and 3 by 3 matrix, we know study the formulas. The formula for the determinant of a 2 by 2 matrix, ( a 11 a 12 a 21 a 22 ) \left( \begin{array}{ccc}a_{11} & a_{12} \\a_{21} & a_{22} \end{array} \right) is a 11 a 22 a 12 a 21 a_{11}a_{22}-a_{12}a_{21}

And the formula for the determinant of a 3 by 3 matrix, ( a 11 a 12 a 13 a 21 a 22 a 23 a 31 a 32 a 33 ) \left( \begin{array}{ccc}a_{11} & a_{12} & a_{13}\\a_{21} & a_{22} & a_{23}\\ a_{31} & a_{32} & a_{33}\end{array} \right)

is a 11 a 22 a 33 + a 12 a 23 a 31 + a 13 a 21 a 32 a 12 a 21 a 33 a 11 a 23 a 32 a 13 a 22 a 32 a_{11}a_{22}a_{33}+a_{12}a_{23}a_{31}+a_{13}a_{21}a_{32}-a_{12}a_{21}a_{33}-a_{11}a_{23}a_{32}-a_{13}a_{22}a_{32}

In a n by n matrix, how many terms are there in the formula? (for 2 by 2, it's 2 and for 3 by 3, it's 6)

n(n-1) 4n-6 n! n(n+1)/2

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