1. DETERMINANT
definition
and
origin

2. ( ) = ad - bc a c b d Associated with every square matrix A there is
a number called the determinant of A.
The definition of the determinant of a 22 matrix follows: ( a c ) b d
= ad - bc
det

3. ( ) = ad - bc a c b d Associated with every square matrix A there is
a number called the determinant of A.
The definition of the determinant of a 22 matrix follows: ( a c ) b d
= ad - bc
det

4. ( ) = ad - bc a c b d Associated with every square matrix A there is
a number called the determinant of A.
The definition of the determinant of a 22 matrix follows: ( a c ) b d
= ad - bc
det

5. The concept “determinant” arose from
early attempts to generalize the process
of solving systems of linear equations.
Consider the following:

8. replace x
coordinates
with
replace y
coordinates
with j k j k

16. DETERMINANT The following presentation entitled
will outline the algorithm for evaluating
the determinant of a 33 matrix