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Slide Set 18b: The many splendid properties of matrix determinants
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Slide Set 18d: Solving $\mathbf{A}\vec{x}=\vec{b}$ with determinants and Cramer's Rule
Note Set 18c: Computing determinants with the Way of the Cofactor
We explain and use the cofactor method to compute determinants, showing how some thought can make things go very well.
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18c: Computing determinants with the Way of the Cofactor
Slide Set 18b: The many splendid properties of matrix determinants
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Slide Set 18d: Solving $\mathbf{A}\vec{x}=\vec{b}$ with determinants and Cramer's Rule