Algebra 2 (1st Edition)

Published by McDougal Littell
ISBN 10: 0618595414
ISBN 13: 978-0-61859-541-9

Chapter 9 Quadratic Relations and Conic Sections - 9.4 Graph and Write Equations of Ellipses - 9.4 Exercises - Mixed Review - Page 639: 56

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Work Step by Step

The determinant for a $3 \times 3$ matrix is $\begin{vmatrix} 1 & 0& -2\\ 3 & -4 & 0\\ 2 & 0 & 5 \end{vmatrix}=1((-4)(5)-(0)(0))-0-2((3)(0)-(-4)(2))=-36$
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