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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.
Çözümlü örnek · det [[1,2],[3,4]]
Adım adım
- \det\left[\begin{matrix}1 & 2\\3 & 4\end{matrix}\right]
Determinant of a 2×2 matrix.
- = (1)(4) - (2)(3)
For 2×2: ad − bc.
- \det A = -2
Result.
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Nasıl: Determinants
- Determinant of a 2×2 matrix.
- For 2×2: ad − bc.
- Result.
Sık sorulan sorular
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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