Is there any special reason why [[7,2,1],[-9,0,2],[8,2,1]] and [[0,2,1],[0,0,2],[1,2,1]] have the same determinant of 4?

batystowy2b

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2022-09-04

Is there any special reason why [ 7 2 1 9 0 2 8 2 1 ] and [ 0 2 1 0 0 2 1 2 1 ] have the same determinant of 4?

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Phoenix Burch

Phoenix Burch

Beginner2022-09-05Added 11 answers

Note that the last two columns are the same for the two matrices. Start with [ 0 2 1 0 0 2 1 2 1 ] . Add 23/4 times the second column to the first column. Add −9/2 times the third column to the first column. The result is [ 7 2 1 9 0 2 8 2 1 ] . Therefore, the two matrices have the same determinant.

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