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Name: __________________________ Date:______________

Practice Task 2

1 0 -2
A. Let A =
3 1 4
5 2 -3

Find the following minors

1. det (M13)
2. det (M22)
3. det (M31)
4. det (M32)

B. Let A = -1 2 3
-2 5 4
0 1 -3

Find the following cofactors

1. A13
2. A21
3. A32
4. A33

C. Let A = 2 3 -1
-4 1 -2
5 0 -3

1. Evaluate |A| by the cofactors of the elements of the first row

2. Evaluate |A| by the cofactors of the elements of the second column

D. Let A = 1 2 -3 4
-4 2 1 3
3 0 0 -3
2 0 -2 3

Evaluate |A| by the cofactors of the elements of the third row.