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Determinant of a 2 by 2 Matrix

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the determinant of this matrix?

a)

0

b)

24

c)

-24

d)

-12

2.

Find the determinant of the matrix

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

3.
a)
17   12
25   18
b)
8   9
12   6
c)
6   6
7   5
d)
12   10
10   12
4.
a)
b)
c)
d)
5.

Solve for the determinant of the following matrix:  
⌈12  −3⌉
⌊−6  15⌋
*detA= ad-bc

a)

198

b)

162

c)

-333

d)

-9

6.

What is the determinant of this matrix? Calculate by hand.

a)

5

b)

-5

c)

0

d)

-12

7.

Find the determinant of the matrix.

a)

-21

b)

0

c)

9

d)

12

8.
a)

-13

b)

13

c)

-7

d)

7

9.

What is the determinant of this matrix?

a)

5

b)

25

c)

-25

d)

1

10.

Evaluate the determinant:

|4 -1|

|-1 1|

a)

(-1 x 1) - (4 x -1) = 5

b)

(4 x 1) - (-1 x -1) = 3

c)

(4 x 1) + (1 + 1) = 6

d)

(-1 x -4) - (-4 x -4) = 12

11.

What is the determinant of this matrix?

a)

-2

b)

2

c)

10

d)

24