Intermediate Algebra for College Students (7th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0-13417-894-7
ISBN 13: 978-0-13417-894-3

Chapter 3 - Test - Page 251: 17

Answer

$17$

Work Step by Step

We know that for a matrix \[ \left[\begin{array}{rr} a & b \\ c &d \\ \end{array} \right] \] the determinant, $D=ad-bc.$ Hence here $D=(-1)\cdot4-(-3)\cdot7=-4+21=17.$
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