Answer
25
Work Step by Step
We evaluate the determinant of the matrix using Cramer's rule, which is listed on page 203. Doing this, we find:
$$\det \begin{pmatrix}-4&3\\ 1&-7\end{pmatrix} \\ \left(-4\right)\left(-7\right)-3\cdot \:1 \\ 25$$
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