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Chapter 7 The Determinant
Objectives
Find determinants using cofactor expansion along a row or column.
Interpret determinants as areas and volumes.
Describe how row operations affect the determinant.
Describe the significance when the determinant is zero.
Analyze the determinant of a product algebraically and geometrically.
Solve a system of equations using Cramer’s rule.
