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Techniques of

ROW REDUCTION

can simplify the process of

evaluating the determinant of a matrix

db

ca

db

ca

Replace row 2 with row 2 + k(row 1)

kcdkab

ca

db

ca

Replace row 2 with row 2 + k(row 1)

bcaddb

ca

det

kcdkab

ca

db

ca

Replace row 2 with row 2 + k(row 1)

bcaddb

ca

det

kcdkab

ca

bcad

akcbcakcad

kabckcda

kcdkab

ca

)()(

det

db

ca

Replace row 2 with row 2 + k(row 1)

bcaddb

ca

det

kcdkab

ca

bcad

akcbcakcad

kabckcda

kcdkab

ca

)()(

det

When you replace a row of a matrix with itself plus a multiple of another row, the determinant does not change.

542

372

371

det

542

001

371

det

542

372

371

det

Replace row 2 with row 2 – row 1

23)1235)(1(54

37det)1(

542

001

371

det

542

372

371

det

db

ca

db

ca

Interchange row 1 and row 2

ca

db

db

ca

Interchange row 1 and row 2

bcaddb

ca

det

ca

db

db

ca

Replace row 2 with row 2 + k(row 1)

bcaddb

ca

det

)(

det

bcadadbc

ca

db

ca

db

db

ca

Replace row 2 with row 2 + k(row 1)

bcaddb

ca

det

)(

det

bcadadbc

ca

db

ca

db

When you interchange 2 rows of a matrix, the determinant changes by a factor of –1. This would not simplify the process of evaluating a determinant.

db

ca

db

ca

Replace row 1 with k(row 1)

db

kcka

db

cabcad

db

ca

det

Replace row 1 with k(row 1)

db

kcka

db

cabcad

db

ca

det

)(

det

bcadkkbckad

db

kcka

Replace row 1 with k(row 1)

db

kcka

db

cabcad

db

ca

det

When you replace a row of a matrix with k times itself, the determinant changes by a factor of k. This would not simplify the process of evaluating a determinant.

)(

det

bcadkkbckad

db

kcka

Replace row 1 with k(row 1)

db

kcka

example:

572

8103

241

det

910

220

241

1 row (2)times 3 row with 3 row replace

572

220

241

1 row (-3)times 2 row with 2 row replace

572

8103

241

910

220

241

det

1 row (2)times 3 row with 3 row replace

572

220

241

det

1 row (-3)times 2 row with 2 row replace

572

8103

241

det

2091

22det)1(

910

220

241

det

1 row (2)times 3 row with 3 row replace

572

220

241

det

1 row (-3)times 2 row with 2 row replace

572

8103

241

det

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