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Determinants

2×2 by ad − bc, larger by cofactor expansion, and what the number means.

The determinant of a matrix is the factor by which it scales area (2×2) or volume (3×3), with a sign for orientation. A zero determinant means the matrix squashes space flat and cannot be inverted. The 3D view draws the column vectors and the box they span.

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Det [[1,2],[3,4]]

\left[\begin{matrix}1 & 2\\3 & 4\end{matrix}\right]

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  1. \det\left[\begin{matrix}1 & 2\\3 & 4\end{matrix}\right]

    Determinant of a 2×2 matrix.

  2. = (1)(4) - (2)(3)

    For 2×2: ad − bc.

  3. \det A = -2

    Result.

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\det A = -2

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Olee otú: Determinants

  1. Determinant of a 2×2 matrix.
  2. For 2×2: ad − bc.
  3. Result.

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What does a determinant mean geometrically?

It is the factor by which the matrix scales area (2×2) or volume (3×3), with a negative sign if orientation flips. Zero means the matrix flattens space and cannot be undone.

What is an eigenvector?

A direction the matrix does not turn: it only stretches it by the eigenvalue. Along eigenvectors a complicated matrix acts like multiplication by a number.

Why is matrix multiplication not commutative?

Because a matrix is a transformation and AB means "do B, then A". Rotating then reflecting is not the same as reflecting then rotating.

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