Problem

Find the determinant of the matrix A=[3014 1502 4121 2013]

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Answer

Substitute the determinants of the sub-matrices into the expansion: |A|=3390+(1)37+426=11737+104=184

Steps

Step 1 :Expand the determinant using the first row: |A|=3|A11|0|A12|+(1)|A13|+4|A14|

Step 2 :Compute the sub-matrices: A11=[502 121 013], A13=[152 411 203], A14=[150 412 201]

Step 3 :Compute the determinants of the sub-matrices: |A11|=5(3+2)0+(2)(20)=39, |A13|=1(3+0)5(26)+(2)(82)=37, |A14|=1(3+0)5(14)+0=26

Step 4 :Substitute the determinants of the sub-matrices into the expansion: |A|=3390+(1)37+426=11737+104=184

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