Determinant and Properties
Determinant and Properties
a b
1. = ad − bc
c d
2. Minor of an element aij = M ij
3. If one row or column is scalar multiples of another row or column then determinant is zero,
a b c
ka kb kc = 0
x y z
4. Interchanging any two rows or columns changes the sign of the determinant,
a b c p q r
p q r =− a b c
x y z x y z
5. A = AT
6. In a determinant if every element of a row or column is multiplied by a scalar k then the result
ka kb kc a b c
determinant is k time the determinant, p q r =k p q r
x y z x y z
a b c a 0 0
7. Det (diag (a, b, c) ) = abc, 0 q r = aqz , 0 b 0 = abc
0 0 z 0 0 c
8. kA = k n A where A is a square matrix of order n
AB = A B and An = ( A )
n
9.
10. Det (SKEW SYMMETRIC MATRIX OF ODD ORDER) = 0
a+ p b+q a b p q
11. = +
c d c d c d
a + kc b + kd a b
12. =
c d c d
13. Det (Orthogonal matrix) = 1
14. Factor theorem
If x = a results in determinant is zero ( x − a ) is a factor of determinant
1 a2 a3
1 b2 b3 = ( a − b )( b − c )( c − a )( ab + bc + ca )
1 c2 c3
a b c
b c a = − ( a 3 + b3 + c 3 − 3abc )
c a b
a3 + b3 + c3 − 3abc = ( a + b + c ) ( a 2 + b2 + c 2 ) = ( a + b + c ) ( a + b + c 2 )( a + b 2 + c )