Question
Question: The value of the determinant \(\left| \begin{matrix} 4 & - 6 & 1 \\ - 1 & - 1 & 1 \\ - 4 & 11 & - ...
The value of the determinant $\left| \begin{matrix} 4 & - 6 & 1 \
- 1 & - 1 & 1 \
- 4 & 11 & - 1 \end{matrix} \right|$is.
A
– 75
B
25
C
0
D
– 25
Answer
– 25
Explanation
Solution
$\left| \begin{matrix} 4 & - 6 & 1 \
- 1 & - 1 & 1 \
- 4 & 11 & - 1 \end{matrix} \right| = \left| \begin{matrix} 0 & 5 & 0 \
- 1 & - 1 & 1 \
- 4 & 11 & - 1 \end{matrix} \right|{\text{Apply }R_{1} \rightarrow R_{1} + R_{3}}$
= −5(1+4)=−25.