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Evaluate the following determinant: ahghbfgfc|ahghbfgfc| - Mathematics and Statistics

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Question

Evaluate the following determinant:

`|("a", "h", "g"),("h", "b", "f"),("g", "f","c")|`

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Solution

`|("a", "h", "g"),("h", "b", "f"),("g", "f","c")|`

= `"a"|("b", "f"),("f","c")| - "h"|("h","f"),("g","c")| + "g"|("h","b"),("g", "f")|`

= a(bc – f2) – h(hc – gf) + g(hf – gb)
= abc – af2 – h2c + fgh + fgh – g2b
= abc + 2fgh – af2 – bg2 – ch2

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